Bunga Kantan

Bunga Kantan, known as Tourch Ginger is the most beautiful, wild and edible flower in the rainforest of Malaysia.

Now it's no longer wild as it's being planted. Bunga Kantan is from the Ginger family.
The flowers of the torch ginger are produced in an interesting way. The ‘inflorescence’ or complete flower-head of the plant rises from beneath the ground like a spear. From the striking resemblance to a flaming torch, it is not difficult to see how this common ginger got its name. Here, the torch ginger is more popularly known beyond its ornamental value. 

The young flowering shoot (bud) of the torch ginger is an important ingredient for the rojak and laksa, which are quintessential dishes of Malaysia and Singapore. The bud is finely chopped, mixed and used as a dressing and its aroma gives that rojak or Asian salad a distinctive flavor, masking the smell of the dark pasty prawn base.