沙姜 (shājiāng) · sand ginger, aromatic ginger

Meanings

1 sand ginger
2 aromatic ginger

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A block-shaped rhizome, pale green or greenish white, with a pungent smell unlike ginger's. Grown in Guangdong and Guangxi, it seasons dips for white-cut chicken, braised meats and sand ginger chicken.

Also called 山柰

Used in 2 dishes

椰子鸡 yēzijī

盐焗鸡 yánjújī

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

沙姜有一股特别的香味。

Shājiāng yǒu yì gǔ tèbié de xiāngwèi.

Sand ginger has a distinctive fragrance.

HSK 7-9

广东人吃白切鸡，常常配上沙姜做的蘸料。

Guǎngdōngrén chī báiqiējī, chángcháng pèishàng shājiāng zuò de zhànliào.

Cantonese people often eat white-cut chicken with a dipping sauce made from sand ginger.

Tips

usage

Its smell is sharp and a little like camphor, unlike 生姜 (fresh ginger). It is sold fresh or as dried slices, and 沙姜鸡 is named after it. Not the same as 南姜 (galangal).