Ginger - Khing
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The name Ginger comes from the Sanskrit word "sinabera" meaning "shaped like a horn" because of its resemblance to an antler. Ginger has over 400 members included in its family. Ginger is an erect plant with thickened, fleshy and aromatic rhizomes. Ginger is used in different forms as a food, flavouring and spice. Ginger has a slightly biting and hot note. Its aroma is rich, sweet, warm, and woody. Always choose young fresh, firm, unwrinkled ginger rhizomes and store them in a plastic bag so they don't dry out. It is eaten raw or cooked and is used widely in many Asian cuisines. Young ginger is good too as a marinade for chicken or beef. Ginger's rhizomes contain a 1-2% volatile oil. Ginger's therapeutic uses are as a carminative, antinauseant and ant flatulence agent.