Galangal

Galangal (galanga, blue ginger, laos) is a rhizome of plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, with culinary and medicinal uses originating in Indonesia. (Lao: ຂ່າ "kha"; Thai: ข่า "kha" ; Indonesian/Malay: lengkuas (Alpinia galanga); Mandarin: 南薑 or 高良薑 (traditional), 南姜 or 高良姜(simplified), nán jiāng or gāo liáng jiāng (Pinyin) or ; Cantonese: 藍薑 laam4 goeng1 (Jyutping) ; Vietnamese: riềng ) ].