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Etlingera elatior


Etlingera elatior, also known as Torch Ginger, Ginger Flower, Red Ginger Lily, Torch Lily, Wild Ginger, Combrang, Bunga Siantan, Philippine Wax Flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian Tall Ginger, Boca de Dragón, Rose de Porcelaine or Porcelain Rose, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant.
The showy pink flowers are used in decorative arrangements while the flower buds are an important ingredient in the Nonya dish laksa.

In North Sumatra, the flower buds are used for a dish called arsik ikan mas.

In Karo the flower buds and the ripe seed pods, which are packed with small black seeds, are an essential ingredient of the Karo version of sayur asam, and are particularly suited to cooking fresh fish.