gingerroots

Knobby cooking spices

Gingerroots are the underground stems of the ginger plant, used as a spice and flavoring.

The knobby, tan-skinned rhizomes have pungent, slightly sweet flesh used fresh, dried, or powdered in cooking and beverages: Grate some gingerroot into the stir-fry.

Also spelled as two words or simply called ginger.

culinary

rhizome

Horizontal underground plant stem

  • spicePlant-derived food flavoring
  • aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
  • zestKeen enjoyment or peel

grating · mincing · slicing · paste · marinade · stir-fry · curry · pickling · candied · crystallized

botanical

rhizome

Horizontal underground plant stem

cultivation · tropical · subtropical · planting · harvesting · soil · humidity · perennial · rootstock · sprout

medicinal

remedy

Curative treatment or fix

antioxidant · motion sickness · morning sickness · stomach · tonic · herbal · ayurveda · traditional medicine · immune · circulation

commercial

produce

Make or manufacture

import · export · China · India · Thailand · Jamaica · Nigeria · Peru · pricing · fresh

Opposites
form/processing state

gingerrootsground ginger

Pulverized dried rhizome spice

ginger powder · dried ginger · crystallized ginger · pickled ginger · ginger extract

flavor profile

gingerrootspotatoes

Edible underground tubers

mint · turnips · cilantro · parsnips · parsley

Family

gingerroot

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G