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Tôm Khàa (ต้มข่า)

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Tom kha literally means boiled galangal; khaa is galangal, a root that looks like ginger but is a different plant
Literally: “boiled galangal”.

Tôm khàa (ต้มข่า 📣) is a coconut-galangal soup, Tom Yum’s gentle sister. Literally it means “boiled galangal.” Khàa, galangal, is still used in Thai medicine today. Galangal looks like ginger, but it’s a different plant. Half dinner, half medicine.

Tôm khàa (ต้มข่า), a Thai coconut-galangal soup, the gentle sister of Tom Yum
Half dinner, half medicine.

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