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3 hours ago, KennethT said:Is it common to find lesser ginger? In Thailand it is called grachai.
It is, but only dried in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies. It is a type of galangal ( Boesenbergia rotunda) rather than true ginger, and unlike in Thailand, it is not really considered a culinary item here. 凹唇姜/凹唇薑 (Mand: āo chún jiāng; Cant: nap1 seon4 goeng1), "literally 'concave lipped ginger' in Chinese.
1 hour ago, KennethT said:Is it common to find lesser ginger? In Thailand it is called grachai.
It is, but only dried in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies. It is a type of galangal ( Boesenbergia rotunda)rather than true ginger, and not really considered a culinary item here. 凹唇姜/凹唇薑 (Mand: āo chún jiāng; Cant: nap1 seon4 goeng1) in Chinese.
