In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Om wrote:
>
> >> Flavor-wise, galangal is almost piney.
> >>
> > Okay, I'll try some Galangal next time I see it for sale in the produce
> > section at MT or Fiestal. Thanks. If it is piney, would it sub' for
> > pine nuts in Pesto?
>
> I don't think of pine nuts as tasting very much like pine, and the texture
> of galangal is quite woody and fibrous, so I don't think it would be an
> appropriate substitute. Because of its texture you'd have to slice galangal
> very thinly across the grain if you wanted to incorporate it into a pesto.
> Might be an interesting experiment, though. Galangal has a much stronger
> flavor than pine nuts, too, so you wouldn't want to include anything close
> to an equivalent volume.
>
> Bob

I wood not include the fibers! <g>
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