Description :
Ginger has a pungent-lemony, warm-sweet flavour. It's a warming spice. In the middle ages, ginger was valued on par with black pepper. A pound of it was worth the price of a sheep.
India is the world's largest ginger producer. The finest quality ginger - Cochin ginger and Calicut ginger - comes from Kerala.
Scientific Names :
Botanical name
Family name
Commercial part
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Zingiberaceae
The rhizome
Usage :
Almost all Indian curry recipes include ginger. The traditional method is to chop ginger finely and fry it along with onions.
Ginger was one of man's earliest medicine, much prescribed for treating stomach distress.
