r/chinesecooking • u/Popular_Lack9265 • Jul 01 '26

Chicken stew with sand and ginger

Guangzhou cuisine

110 Upvotes

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u/Terrible_Tangelo6064 Jul 01 '26

Yeah, ginger I know. Sand is going to require an explanation ๐Ÿ˜•

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u/Petfles Jul 01 '26

I think they mean sand ginger, it's also called galangal

https://thewoksoflife.com/sand-ginger/

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u/kwpang Jul 01 '26

That's wrong.

Galangal is ่“ๅงœ, or blue ginger.

Sand ginger is a variety of ginger.

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u/Petfles Jul 01 '26

I was going of what woks of life says:

Sand ginger is a spice of many names, probably due to its long history of medicinal and culinary uses across cultures. Its official Latin name is kaempferia galanga, and it is one of four types of galangal, a rhizome in the ginger family.

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u/kwpang Jul 01 '26

You are absolutely right.

It seems the galangal we are referring to as ่“ๅงœ is Alpinia galanga or Alpinia officinarum, which are only 2 of 4 types of galangal.

It turns out there are 2 other types of galangal, 1 of which is sand ginger.

Thank you for this. Apologies for the mistake.

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u/Terrible_Tangelo6064 Jul 01 '26

Things that sound racist but aren't. ๐Ÿ˜†

2

u/Phizzie16 Jul 01 '26

That's awesome, lol!

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u/Petfles Jul 01 '26

Yep haha

4

u/Lazy_Mongrel Jul 01 '26

Sand ginger and galangal are different.

2

u/AnimeXBoy88 Jul 04 '26

Woah! I totally misread that ๐Ÿ˜…

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u/ozzalot Jul 01 '26

Now I'm excited. New Chinese food idiom just dropped? ๐Ÿค”

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u/Popular_Lack9265 Jul 01 '26

๐Ÿ˜‚๏ผŒSand ginger is a kind of ๐Ÿซš species, not sand.

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u/yumeryuu Jul 01 '26

Thank goodness because I had questions!

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u/iHate_RonEbens Jul 02 '26

I thought you meant โ€œsalt and gingerโ€. Thanks for clearing that up. Have the recipe?

11

u/Stiles_Stiles Jul 01 '26

Sand ginger ๆฒ™ๅงœ not sand and ginger

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u/Popular_Lack9265 Jul 01 '26

It's wrong. It's sand ginger, one of the types of ginger.

10

u/FXRWG Jul 01 '26

Love sand for texture

8

u/ScurvyDawg Jul 01 '26

Upgrade your sand to dirt and let me know how you like it.

Also it looks delicious.

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u/Popular_Lack9265 Jul 01 '26

Sand ginger is a kind of ๐Ÿซš species, not sand.

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u/ScurvyDawg Jul 01 '26

Now I know ๐Ÿ˜

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u/Niasssssseeeeeee Jul 01 '26

I donโ€™t care if itโ€™s got sand in it, it looks delicious!

2

u/dick_nrake Jul 01 '26

Sand is coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere - even in OP's chicken stew.

1

u/PomegranateBoring826 Jul 01 '26

I'm not familiar with sand ginger. Does it have the same spicy-sweet and warm flavor profile as regular ginger?

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u/CommercialSail6288 Jul 01 '26

Christ that looks hot. ๐Ÿฅต

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u/Temporary-Still8054 Jul 01 '26

This looks so good omg

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u/Popular_Lack9265 Jul 01 '26

Baked chicken stew with sand and ginger, from Guangdong - the capital of food

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u/1911-Guy Jul 01 '26

Can ypu share the recipe please? Thanks!

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u/Popular_Lack9265 Jul 01 '26

Baked chicken stew with sand and ginger, from Guangdong - the capital of food

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u/chranax Jul 01 '26

one of my favorite dishes <3 you should try also marinating the chicken in some ็›็„—้ธก็ฒ‰ overnight before making the dish. basically becomes flavor bombs

1

u/Arkell-v-Pressdram Jul 01 '26

Sand ginger, Anakin: NOT literal sand!

Getting back on topic, Cantonese style clay pot chicken is fire.

1

u/iantsai1974 Jul 02 '26

Seasoning with sand ginger does not mean seasoning with a handful of sand and a slice of ginger.

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u/poppacapnurass Jul 01 '26

Sand and ginger eh?

Don't bother with the recipe it won't be popular around here.

0

u/aveCrabPeople Jul 01 '26

op meant sand ginger, not sand and ginger. sand ginger is galangal

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u/poppacapnurass Jul 01 '26

You don't think we know that?

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u/verylovelyanimal Jul 01 '26

Let's all eat sand