REALFOX INNOVATION

Tirupur, Tamil Nadu

FRESH GINGER Uses Freshly washed gingerGinger is a very popular spice used worldwide; whether it be used to spice up meals, or as a medicine, the demand for ginger all over the world has been consistent throughout history.[34]Ginger can be used for a variety of food or medicine items such as vegetables, candy, soda, pickles, and alcoholic beverages.[30]Ginger is a fragrant kitchen spice.[5]Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a mild taste. They are oftenpickledinvinegarorsherryas a snack or cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. They can besteepedin boiling water to make gingerherb tea, to whichhoneymay be added. Ginger can be made into candy orginger wine.Mature ginger rhizomes arefibrousand nearly dry. The juice from ginger roots is often used as a seasoning inIndian recipesand is a common ingredient ofChinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and many South Asian cuisines forflavoringdishes such as seafood, meat, andvegetarian dishes.Fresh ginger can be substituted for ground ginger at a ratio of six to one, although the flavors of fresh and dried ginger are somewhat different. Powdered dry ginger root is typically used as a flavoring for recipes such asgingerbread, cookies, crackersand cakes, ginger ale, andginger beer. Candied ginger or crystallized ginger, known in the UK as "stem ginger", is the root cooked in sugar until soft, and is a type ofconfectionery. Fresh ginger may be peeled before eating. For longer-term storage, the ginger can be placed in a plastic bag and refrigerated or frozen.Regional usesIn Indian cuisine, ginger is a key ingredient, especially in thicker gravies, as well as in many other dishes, both vegetarian and meat-based. Ginger has a role in traditionalAyurvedicmedicine. It is an ingredient in traditional Indian drinks, both cold and hot, including spicedmasala chai. Fresh ginger is one of the main spices used for makingpulseandlentilcurries and other vegetable preparations. Fresh ginger together with peeled garlic cloves is crushed or ground to formginger garlic masala. Fresh, as well as dried, ginger is used to spice tea and coffee, especially in winter. In south India, "sambharam" is a summer yogurt drink made with ginger as a key ingredient, along with green chillies, salt and curry leaves. Ginger powder is used in food preparations intended primarily for pregnant ornursingwomen, the most popular one beingkatlu, which is a mixture of gum resin, ghee, nuts, and sugar. Ginger is also consumed in candied and pickled form. In Japan, ginger is pickled to makebeni shgaandgarior grated and used raw ontofuornoodles. It is made into a candy calledshoga nosatozuke. In the traditionalKoreankimchi, ginger is either finely minced or just juiced to avoid the fibrous texture and added to the ingredients of the spicy paste just before the fermenting process.InBurma, ginger is calledgyin. It is widely used in cooking and as a main ingredient intraditional medicines. It is consumed as asaladdish calledgyin-thot, which consists of shredded ginger preserved in oil, with a variety of nuts and seeds. In Thailand' where it is called khing, it is used to make a ginger garlic paste in cooking. InIndonesia, a beverage calledwedang jaheis made from ginger andpalm sugar. Indonesians also use ground ginger root, calledjahe, as a common ingredient in local recipes. InMalaysia, ginger is calledhaliaand used in many kinds of dishes, especially soups. Calledluyain thePhilippines, ginger is a common ingredient in local dishes and is brewed as a tea calledsalabat.[35][36]InVietnam, the fresh leaves, finely chopped, can be added to shrimp-and-yam soup (canh khoai m) as a top garnish and spice to add a much subtler flavor of ginger than the chopped root. In China, sliced or whole ginger root is often paired with savory dishes such as fish, and chopped ginger root is commonly paired with meat, when it is cooked. Candied ginger is sometimes a component of Chinese candy boxes, and aherbal teacan be prepared from ginger. Raw ginger juice can be used to set milk and make a desert, ginger milk curd.Two varieties of gingerIn theCaribbean, ginger is a popular spice for cooking and for making drinks such assorrel, a drink made during the Christmas season.Jamaicansmake ginger beer both as a carbonated beverage and also fresh in their homes. Ginger tea is often made from fresh ginger, as well as the famous regional specialty Jamaican ginger cake. On the island ofCorfu, Greece, a traditional drink called (tsitsibira), a type ofginger beer, is made. The people of Corfu and the rest of the Ionian islands adopted the drink from the British, during the period of theUnited States of the Ionian Islands.InWestern cuisine, ginger is traditionally used mainly in sweet foods such asginger ale, gingerbread, ginger snaps, parkin, andspeculaas. A ginger-flavoredliqueurcalledCantonis produced inJarnac, France.Ginger wineis a ginger-flavored wine produced in the United Kingdom, traditionally sold in a green glass bottle. Ginger is also used as a spice added to hot coffee and tea.