Galangal sounds a little like patois,”Galang gyal” means “go girl”. 😃

Hey nice to know hahaha

According to this link it's known in Japan as Garangaru:
https://www.whatiscalled.com/food/galangal_in_japanese/

Don't know if you can find it in your part of the country.

I was watching some YouTube videos and realized that some people blend some of the ingredients to make a paste for the Saoto soup. Do you do that as well?

I don't but would like to see those videos. I'm open to learning from others hihihi