Saw some powdered galanga and some powdered lemongrass at one of our
local markets. Anyone ever use such a thing? Did it make a
reasonable substitute for the real thing or is it a total waste of
money?

Regards,
- John Frawley

Frawley > wrote:
> Saw some powdered galanga and some powdered lemongrass at one of our
> local markets. Anyone ever use such a thing? Did it make a
> reasonable substitute for the real thing or is it a total waste of
> money?

Powdered galanga'll work. 1/2 tsp = 1 slice of dried. Dried should be
available in cellophane packets and adds a nice texture.

Buy fresh lemongrass. Stick one in a pot and grow yer own. If ya have a
yard, even better!

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On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:29:12 -0500, Frawley wrote:

> Saw some powdered galanga and some powdered lemongrass at one of our
> local markets. Anyone ever use such a thing? Did it make a
> reasonable substitute for the real thing or is it a total waste of
> money?

Waste of money. I've tried each one once and neither of them had
any flavor. They could have been old, though. I've also tried
trimmed lemongrass stalks bottled in water - same result.

-sw

On 14 Jul 2009 22:20:46 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:

> Buy fresh lemongrass. Stick one in a pot and grow yer own. If ya have a
> yard, even better!

I bought three stalks 2 weeks ago and cut off the last 1/4" of stem
and placed them in shallow water in a glass. They['re doing nothing
but drying out far as I can tell.

-sw

Sqwertz > wrote:
> On 14 Jul 2009 22:20:46 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:
>
> > Buy fresh lemongrass. Stick one in a pot and grow yer own. If ya have a
> > yard, even better!
>
> I bought three stalks 2 weeks ago and cut off the last 1/4" of stem
> and placed them in shallow water in a glass. They['re doing nothing
> but drying out far as I can tell.

We put them similarly. They sprouted fine. Texas water tastes like
turpentine!

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On 15 Jul 2009 01:37:35 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:

> Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On 14 Jul 2009 22:20:46 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:
>>
>>> Buy fresh lemongrass. Stick one in a pot and grow yer own. If ya have a
>>> yard, even better!
>>
>> I bought three stalks 2 weeks ago and cut off the last 1/4" of stem
>> and placed them in shallow water in a glass. They['re doing nothing
>> but drying out far as I can tell.
>
> We put them similarly. They sprouted fine. Texas water tastes like
> turpentine!

You have to wait for the turpentine to evaporate, then drink it.
I can't even taste how bad it is any more. I wouldn't touch it when
I first got here but now I drink at least a gallon of tap-water
every day.

-sw

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:54:05 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On 15 Jul 2009 01:37:35 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>> On 14 Jul 2009 22:20:46 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:
>>>
>>>> Buy fresh lemongrass. Stick one in a pot and grow yer own. If ya have a
>>>> yard, even better!
>>>
>>> I bought three stalks 2 weeks ago and cut off the last 1/4" of stem
>>> and placed them in shallow water in a glass. They['re doing nothing
>>> but drying out far as I can tell.
>>
>> We put them similarly. They sprouted fine. Texas water tastes like
>> turpentine!
>
> You have to wait for the turpentine to evaporate, then drink it.
> I can't even taste how bad it is any more. I wouldn't touch it when
> I first got here but now I drink at least a gallon of tap-water
> every day.
>
> -sw

jeez, they ain't got no beer in texas?

your pal,
blake

"Nunya Bidnits" > wrote:
> Nick Cramer > typed:
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >> On 14 Jul 2009 22:20:46 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:
> >>
> >>> Buy fresh lemongrass. Stick one in a pot and grow yer own. If ya
> >>> have a yard, even better!
> >>
> >> I bought three stalks 2 weeks ago and cut off the last 1/4" of stem
> >> and placed them in shallow water in a glass. They['re doing nothing
> >> but drying out far as I can tell.
> >
> > We put them similarly. They sprouted fine. Texas water tastes like
> > turpentine!
>
> Is lemongrass frost hardy?
>
> All I can find around here is either frozen or dried in chunks but there
> are still plenty of markets where I haven't looked yet.

We only get frost a few days a year and not real cold. So far, ours have
survived. Google on Lemongrass Frost.

You should be able to get live lemongrass in any Thai/Asian market.

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Powdered Lemongrass is particularly useful in a marinade for grilling meats.

Powdered galangal has no real use at all!

wjmark

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"Frawley" > wrote in message
...
> Saw some powdered galanga and some powdered lemongrass at one of our
> local markets. Anyone ever use such a thing? Did it make a
> reasonable substitute for the real thing or is it a total waste of
> money?
>
> Regards,
> - John Frawley

On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:03:55 -0500, wjmark wrote:

> my food page is disappearing in a couple of months - please enjoy the
> visit while you still can...

You could move it over to sites.google.com if you're that
sentimental.

-sw