ADVENT DAY 9, tea 3/3
I would love to hear story behind blending this blend. Maybe they thought that the German name is nice play with words? And what is Galangal?
It seems that today is a meh tea day. Honestly, this was like a ginger infused water, with some eastern food notes (that’s the galangal I assume); and ginger was also very tamed by licorice root. Nothing that calls turmeric as last root used in this blend.
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What is Galangal?! Well, the comment rang a bell in my mind and sure enough I find in my spice cabinet a small jar of powdered galangal. Wikipedia tells us that it is a rhizome plant related related to ginger. My jar of Penzeys spice says “Galangal is used in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The flavor is flowery and intense, but small amounts combine well with ginger & lemon grass in Thai cooking, stir fry, or mixed with black pepper/cayenne for meat/poultry.”
And it is quite aromatic! I would describe the flavor as a strong ginger with a peppery and earthy quality. I have not used it yet in cooking, but now I plan to!
It was rather a rhetorical question; as I am able to search on Wikipedia too! But yes, I think it was somehow flowery and intense (though I had more intese “normal” ginger teas). I can imagine it in the meals with lemongrass.
But thank you anyway!
What is Galangal?! Well, the comment rang a bell in my mind and sure enough I find in my spice cabinet a small jar of powdered galangal. Wikipedia tells us that it is a rhizome plant related related to ginger. My jar of Penzeys spice says “Galangal is used in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The flavor is flowery and intense, but small amounts combine well with ginger & lemon grass in Thai cooking, stir fry, or mixed with black pepper/cayenne for meat/poultry.”
And it is quite aromatic! I would describe the flavor as a strong ginger with a peppery and earthy quality. I have not used it yet in cooking, but now I plan to!
It was rather a rhetorical question; as I am able to search on Wikipedia too! But yes, I think it was somehow flowery and intense (though I had more intese “normal” ginger teas). I can imagine it in the meals with lemongrass.
But thank you anyway!