Ginger is an, herbaceous perennial plant in the family Zingiberaceae, grown for its edible rhizome (underground stem) used as a spice. Ginger may also be referred to as true ginger, stem ginger, garden ginger or root ginger.
Ginger is popularly used as a spice in cooking and medicinal and can be used fresh, dried or powdered. Ginger is quite pungent and spicy with a very slight woody flavor that lends certain mildness to its overall flavor . This particular ingredient is as aromatic as it is flavorful.
