zedoary

Definition

Food

• The dried and ground root of a plant, Curcuma zedoaria and C. zerumbet, grown and used as a spice in Southeast Asia. It has a pungent gingery flavour with a hint of camphor. The young shoots and leaves of the plant are used in Indonesian cooking.

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