Ginger Root

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems about a meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades Ginger originated in the tropical rainforests from the Indian subcontinent to Southern Asia where ginger plants show considerable genetic variation. As one of the first spices exported from the Orient, ginger arrived in Europe during the spice trade, and was used by ancient Greeks and Romans. The distantly related dicots in the genus Asarum are commonly called wild ginger because of their similar taste.

Nutrition:

This food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin C, Magnesium, Potassium, Copper and Manganese.

Storage:

Store the ginger in a labeled ziplock bag in the freezer, ginger should last up to 3 months in the freezer and remain fresh. https://d1ppp3mdcr-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_1120.jpg

Source:

Ginger comes from Asia where it has been cultivated since ancient times for its warm flavor and is valued as an aid to digestion. The edible part is the rhizome, or root, and it may be used either fresh, dried, pickled or preserved.