Ginger

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by grace in Ingredients

While young ginger roots are juicy and fleshy and are usually used as a spice added to coffee and tea, mature ginger roots are fibrous and dry and are used to flavor many Asian dishes. Ginger is also used as a flavoring for candy, cookies, and cake, and is the main flavor in ginger ale. You can store fresh unpeeled ginger in a plastic bag in your vegetable crisper for up to two months. Ginger has been recommended to treat a number of health problems including abdominal bloating, coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, and rheumatism. It is also known to ease sore throats, headaches, arthritis pain, and fever.