Also known as shajiang, sancha, etc., it is the rhizome of Kaempferia of Zingiberaceae, and it is usually used as seasoning when we cook. There are two kinds of common Kaempferia: fresh and dry.

Appearance: The common dry hawthorn is round and thick, about two or three millimeters thick, with a smooth and delicate touch and a bulge in the middle. The outer skin is reddish brown with wrinkles after drying. Good quality hawthorn is crisp and easy to break.

Taste: Rhizoma Kaempferiae smells different from ginger, and it smells fragrant. It tastes spicy and a little camphor when chewed.

Origin: It is widely planted in Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan and other places in China, especially in Guiping County, Guangxi.

Purchase: The best one is full-bodied, bright white in color, full of powder, thick in smell and strong in spicy taste.

The use of hawthorn

Main uses: Rhizoma Kaempferiae can add fragrance and spice, remove fishy smell and relieve boredom, especially for removing fishy smell, odor, smell and smell of animal food, and can also stimulate appetite. Dried Rhizoma Kaempferiae is often used in traditional five-spice powder, and the whole one can also be used in cooking techniques such as sauce, halogen and smoking. In brine, 20-30 grams of Rhizoma Kaempferiae should be added for every 50 kilograms of ingredients.

Compatibility: Rhizoma Kaempferiae is a comprehensive spice, and it can be mixed with any spice in brine, especially with pepper and dried pepper when making spicy dishes, such as making Sichuan brine and frying hot pot bottom material.

In addition to being used in combination with other spices, Kaempferia galanga can also be used as a dish alone. Shajiang chicken? Hakka dishes? Salted chicken? Its flavor is derived from the hawthorn.

Operation: Kaempferia Kaempferia itself has no peculiar smell. When making brine, you can clean the dust on the surface and use it with other spices. There is no need to do too much treatment. Some bittern friends like to soak wine in advance before using it. I think it is of little significance.

I would like to share with you a spicy bittern spice formula with hawthorn, taking 30 kg of ingredients as an example:

500g of dried chili, 20g of green pepper150g, 20g of fennel, 20g of fragrant rapeseed, 0g of pepper10g, 0g of groundsel10g, 0g of cardamom10g, 8g of dried tangerine peel, 8g of cumin15g, and 5g of dried tangerine peel. Amomum tsaoko15g, rhizoma kaempferiae10g, Amomum tsaoko10g, fragrant leaves10g, and fragrant sand10g.