Spices and Herbs (Ginger)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

The term is also used to describe the edible section of the plant which is the horizontal subterranean stem or rhizome of the plant. The ginger plant is thought to originate in China and then spread to India, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and the Caribbean.
Ginger is cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. They can also be stewed in boiling water to make ginger tea, to which honey is often added as a sweetener together with sliced orange or lemon fruit.
Ginger is also made into candy and used as a flavoring for sweet foods, such gingerbread, ginger snaps, ginger cake and ginger biscuits. Dried, powdered ginger is typically used to add spiciness to these baking recipes.
Ginger is also the main flavor in ginger ale (a sweet, carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage), as well as the more potent beverage, ginger beer.
Fresh ginger is one of the main spices used for making various eastern dishes like Indian curries and Chinese stir fry's.

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