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Cooked Bunga Kantan 250g

Cooked Bunga Kantan 250g

$4.75

MILDLY cooked the kantan in oil to preserve the texture as well as the aroma of the flower. It is suitable for nyonya assam, assam laksa and other dishes that requires bunga kantan. Just add to the dish.
Product of Malaysia
Best By Date: October 2024

Description

Bunga Kantan / Torch Ginger  Flower

250g per pack

The ginger flower’s botanical name is Etlingera elatior.  It is also known as torch ginger, red ginger lily, torch lily, wild ginger, combrang, bunga kantan, Philippine wax flower, 火炬姜 (pinyinHuǒjù jiāng). Refer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior Torch ginger is a species of herbaceous perennial plant.

It is one of the toughest ingredients to get overseas. In south east Asia, this torch ginger flower is one of the many important ingredients used for Assam Laksa and kerabu (Nyonya salad), and I would say the “soul” of many Nyonya Assam dishes.

The aroma and flavour of ginger flower are like a cross between a Vietnamese mint and lemongrass. The flower is quite waxy from the outside; however, when you cut the flower in half, that’s where the aromatic aroma of the torch ginger filters through.

Bunga kantan is an everyday ingredient that you will find in any nyonya kitchen. We use it in Assam curries like Assam Laksa, Nyonya Assam and it can be eaten raw in kerabu (salad). All you have to do is slice it finely and add to the salad; it will really bring the salad up a “punch” – seriously!

The torch ginger flower is also an important ingredient in nasi ulam – a special and distinct Nyonya rice salad made up with herbs.

How to use Bunga Kantan/Ginger Flower?

For this product, we MILDLY cooked the kantan in oil to preserve the texture as well as the aroma of the flower. It is suitable for nyonya assam, assam laksa and other dishes that requires bunga kantan. Just add to the dish.

Note: The kantan has a shelve life of 12 months. Unlike the pastes – which has 2 years. If it is not opened, you can leave on the shelve and it is perfectly fine. However once it is opened, you will need to freeze the portion that you are not going to use. Only keep the portion that you are using in the fridge but no more than 2 weeks, otherwise it will go mouldy.

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Weight .25 kg

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