Comments on: Bunga Kantan (Ginger Flower/Torch Ginger Bud)

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:43:51 +0000

Just use the bud and sliced into thin bits.

By: lilian

lilian — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:51:05 +0000

Hi, I am using this in a recipe which involved fried fragrant prawns and it calls for 1 bunga kantan thinly sliced. I’m not sure how to use it. The recipe is used to stir fry with some prawns, pounded chili lemongrass ingredients and tom yam paste. I read some cooking sites on the web and they mentioned that u use only the bud (discard the stem) and not to use the stamens of the flower as they are bitter. Or do u simply use the entire bud with the stamens and all? Please enlighten me on how to use this unique flower in the recipe.

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:25:49 +0000

Danielle – you are so lucky. Let me know what they taste. :)

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:24:35 +0000

I think I just found some at an Indonesian grocery store on Mulberry Street in Manhattan.

It was a package of four, in the freezer, labeled as “galangal flower”. I haven’t tried cooking with it yet (just bought it yesterday), but it looks exactly like the torch ginger I ate and saw in Penang, and *nothing* like the galangal flower photos I was able to find online.

By: putu menaka

putu menaka — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:58:31 +0000

You guys can contact me if you want to buy the live plant to grow one by your self, on Summer put outdoor and on Winter put them indoor with Plant Grow Light system you can buy in walmart. I have one already
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30883979&id=1478786022
Those the link pic for the Pink Torch Ginger, cannot live in the temperature below 35 Farenheit

By: Jillian

Jillian — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:47:42 +0000

Hi! I live in Perth and have been searching high and low, left and right, you name it in every Asian store I go. Which state are you in Tony? Are you in WA, if yes, could you please share where I can find it? Thanks!

By: Perut Ikan | Perut Ikan Recipe | Nyonya Food & Recipes

Perut Ikan | Perut Ikan Recipe | Nyonya Food & Recipes — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:07:33 +0000

[...] and preserved) with various vegetables and exotic herbs, including daun kadok (betel leaf) and bunga kantan (ginger flower). It’s a very tedious dish to make but the taste structure is so deep and [...]

By: Gulai Tumis | Tamarind Fish Curry | Sour Fish Curry | Nyonya Food & Recipes

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:38:42 +0000

[...] here is skate wings but it was foul-smell the last time I bought it). Secondly, I can never find bunga kantan or ginger flower here, another key ingredient in this recipe. I can only drool over this [...]

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:46:44 +0000

Try Yeoh groceries in Kingsway, Glen waveley Vic 3150

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:29:52 +0000

K Wong – You mentioned that you managed to buy the bunga kantan in Melbourne. Mind sharing with us where this particular shop is?

I live close to the Melbourne city but have not had luck finding it