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| Zingiber officinale Rosc. |
Ginger root is used extensively as a cooking ingredient or
spice in Cantonese cuisineCantonese cuisine (, pinyin: yue cai) originates from the region around Canton in southern China's Guangdong province. Of the various regional styles of Chinese cuisine, Cantonese is the best-known outside China; a "Chinese restaurant" in a Western countr and others.It is part of mainstream western food in ginger aleGinger ale is a soft drink flavored with ginger. Brands in North America include Canada Dry, Vernor's, Schweppes, Sussex, Buffalo Rock, and Ale-8-One. It is popular in mixed drinks and is often used as a home remedy for upset stomachs. Sometimes it is use and desserts such as gingerbreadGingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominate flavor is ginger. As a cookie, gingerbread can be made into a thin, crisp cookie (often called a ginger snap) or a softer cookie similar to the German Lebkuchen. and ginger snaps (a type of cookie). Though generally called "root", it is actually the rhizomeIn botany, a rhizome is a horizontal, usually underground stem of a plant that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Also called a creeping rootstalk or rootstock. Many plants have rhizomes that serve to spread the plant by vegetative reproduct of the
monocotyledonousBase Monocots: Acorus Alismatales Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Family Petrosaviaceae Commelinids: Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales Family Dasypogonaceae Monocotyledons or monocots are a group of flowering plants usually ranked as plant Zingiber officinale.Young ginger roots are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. They are often pickled in vinegarVinegar (from Old French vinaigre "sour wine") is a sour liquid made from the oxidation of ethanol in wine, cider, beer, or the like. Vinegar is typically three to five percent by volume acetic acid, and natural vinegars also contain smaller amounts of ta as a snack or just cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and nearly dry. The juice from old ginger roots is extremely hot and is often used as a spice in Chinese cooking to cover up other strong odors and flavors such as in seafood and mutton.
Ginger is also made into candy, is used as a flavoring for cookies and cake, and is the main flavor in " ginger aleGinger ale is a soft drink flavored with ginger. Brands in North America include Canada Dry, Vernor's, Schweppes, Sussex, Buffalo Rock, and Ale-8-One. It is popular in mixed drinks and is often used as a home remedy for upset stomachs. Sometimes it is use", a sweet, carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage.
Dried and powdered ginger is used to add spiciness to gingerbreadGingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominate flavor is ginger. As a cookie, gingerbread can be made into a thin, crisp cookie (often called a ginger snap) or a softer cookie similar to the German Lebkuchen. and other recipes. It tastes quite different from fresh ginger, and they can not be substituted for each other.
Ginger is grown throughout the tropical areas of the world. The most expensive, and highest quality varieties, generally come from Australia, India and Jamaica while most mass market ginger is grown in China.