Ginger
FridgeThe toasty aroma and warming taste of ginger makes it a quintessential Christmas or festive season ingredient. But despite the fact that it’s used in everything from cookies to curries and is familiar to people from all kinds of cultures across the world, we’re still not sure of the exact origins of the ginger plant, though it’s likely it came from Southeast Asia. Nowadays, it’s cultivated in India, China, Indonesia, and West Africa. It’s a tropical plant so doesn’t grow well everywhere. Ginger root has been used in both medicinal and culinary applications for years. It’s just as good at adding flavor to your stir fries as it is at making you feel better on an off day. So what makes this plant so indispensable? Today, ginger is still a very popular home remedy for nausea and stomach cramps. It’s also frequently added to broths and soups to help people who are sick, though it seems to be most effective when working on the intestines and stomach. It’s thought that it works by speeding up the digestive tract and assisting in digestion, but whatever the reason, people have known it helps for centuries. You can consume it in tablets, in ginger tea, or even in ginger biscuits. When it comes to culinary uses, ginger is a unique entry into the spice cupboard (even if it’s actually a plant) in that it can be used for both savory and sweet dishes. While you’ll probably use the powder for things like gingerbread men and apple ginger pudding, you can use the fresh root for a variety of marinades, curries, stir-fries, soups, and more. Just like garlic and onions, cooking it mellows the flavor. So if you find your dish is lacking punch, you can always add extra fresh ginger at the end of the cooking process.
Ginger nutrition and vitamin info per 100g
| Energy | 80 | kcal |
| Total Fat | 0.75 | g |
| Carbohydrate Total | 17.770000457763672 | g |
| Sugars | 1.7000000476837158 | g |
| Protein | 1.8200000524520874 | g |
| Sodium | 13 | mg |
| Fiber | 2 | g |
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Ginger cooking tips
Samsung FoodAvoid freezing fresh ginger after it is peeled and chopped-it loses flavor.
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To choose good quality ginger look for hard, smooth ginger skin-you should be able to chip the skin with you nail.
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Peel ginger very quickly by scraping the skin with the side of a teaspoon, following the curves and bumps of the root.