Product Description
PURPOSE
WHAT IS IT?
Lemongrass is a tropical grass that is used commonly throughout much of Asia, but is especially common in Thai, and Malay cuisines. It is used for teas in parts of Africa.
The ground comes from the long stem, and fibrous bulb whose volatile oils are usually unleashed by crushing, or boiling them, then removing the stalk, as it’s too woody/fibrous, when minced, and would impact the texture of the food, as it doesn’t break down well. This is why, if you don’t have access to the fresh, or you want to use it in a dry application, like baking, the ground is your best bet.
EXPERIENCE
Lemongrass derives its English name for its grassy citrus-like scent. It pairs well with umami flavors, delivering the citrus taste without all of the acidity of lemon, while being a bit sharper than a zested lemon peel.
CULINARY GEOGRAPHY
TRADITIONAL USES
- African teas
- Thai soups, like Thom Yum
- Sea food and poultry seasoning
- Indian and Thai Curries
IMPROVISATIONAL ‘RIFFS’
- A Thai-Greek fusion of avgolemono soup;
- A key ingredient in my Thai Kouign-Amann
- Thai-basil and chicken pizza;
- Lemongrass roti
THE BACKSTORY
Lemongrass has been in use as a culinary, and medicinal herb in Asia, and Southeast Asia, for centuries. Was imported to other tropical climate regions, including the Caribbean, Africa, and Australia. In the early 20th Century, it was imported, and grown in more temperate climates.
Lemongrass oil, aside from its culinary uses, has a sub-species that is used as a pesticide and preservative that is found commonly in all kinds of products, from baking mixes, to sodas. Stronger concentrations of its essential oils can be burned to keep mosquitoes away, which most North Americans know as “Citronella.” The same oils are used as a preservative on ancient palm leaf manuscripts, in In
AKA
Afrikaans: sitroengraspoeier
Albanian: pluhur bari limoni
Amharic: የሎሚ ሣር ዱቄት
Arabic: مسحوق عشب الليمون
Armenian: լիմոնախոտի փոշի
Azerbaijani: limon otu tozu
Basque: limoi-belarraren hautsa
Belarusian: парашок лімоннай травы
Bengali: লেমনগ্রাস গুঁড়া
Bosnian: prah limunske trave
Bulgarian: прах от лимонена трева
Catalan: pols de citronel·la / herba llimona en pols
Chinese (Simplified): 柠檬草粉
Chinese (Traditional): 檸檬草粉
Croatian: prah limunske trave
Czech: prášek z citronové trávy
Danish: citrongræspulver
Dutch: citroengraspoeder
English: lemongrass powder
Estonian: sidrunheina pulber
Finnish: sitruunaruohijauhe
French: poudre de citronnelle
Galician: po de herba limón
Georgian: ლიმონის ბალახის ფხვნილი
German: Zitronengraspulver
Greek: σκόνη λεμονόχορτου
Hebrew: אבקת למון גראס
Hindi: लेमनग्रास पाउडर
Hungarian: citromfűpor
Icelandic: sítrónugrasduft
Indonesian: bubuk serai
Irish: púdar féar líomóide
Italian: polvere di citronella / polvere di lemongrass
Japanese: レモングラスパウダー
Kazakh: лимон шөбі ұнтағы
Khmer: ម្សៅស្លឹកគ្រៃ
Korean: 레몬그라스 가루
Lao: ຜົງຫຍ້າມະນາວ
Latvian: citronzāles pulveris
Lithuanian: citrinžolės milteliai
Macedonian: прав од лимонова трева
Malay: serbuk serai
Maltese: trab tal-lemongrass
Mongolian: нимбэг өвсний нунтаг
Nepali: लेमनग्रास धुलो
Norwegian: sitrongresspulver
Pashto: د لیمون واښه پوډر
Persian (Farsi): پودر علف لیمو
Polish: proszek z trawy cytrynowej
Portuguese: pó de capim-limão
Romanian: pudră de iarbă de lămâie
Russian: порошок лемонграсса
Serbian: прах лимунске траве
Sinhala: ලෙමන්ග්රාස් කුඩු
Slovak: prášok z citrónovej trávy
Slovenian: prah limonske trave
Spanish: polvo de hierba de limón
Swahili: unga wa mchaichai
Swedish: citrongräspulver
Tagalog / Filipino: pulbos ng tanglad
Tamil: எலுமிச்சை புல் தூள்
Telugu: లెమన్ గ్రాస్ పొడి
Thai: ผงตะไคร้
Turkish: limon otu tozu
Ukrainian: порошок лемонграсу
Urdu: لیمن گراس پاؤڈر
Uzbek: limon o’ti kukuni
Vietnamese: bột sả
Welsh: powdr lemongrass
Yiddish: לימאָנגראַס פּודער
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