Ginger Ground Steam Treated (M-112985)

The ground form of whole, cleaned, dried rhizomes of Zingiber officinale.  The rhizomes are off white to pale yellow in color, with strong lemon flavor, and characteristic pungent taste.Ginger is one of the earliest spices known in Western Europe. Although often called “ginger root” it is actually a rhizome. It is available in whole raw root (fresh ginger) and dried roots. The ginger plant requires a consistently warm and moist climate, brilliant sunshine, and heavy rainfall. The harvest begins nine months to a year after planting, when the stalks begin to wither. The rhizomes are twisted and dug up carefully with a hoe. These ‘hands’ are then cleaned, washed, scraped, boiled, peeled carefully with specially designed knives and dried in the sunlight for about eight days.