Welcome to All Things Ginger, an introduction to ginger (or Zingiber officinale to give it its botanical name), its properties and uses, and a guide to the wide variety of ginger products currently available. We aim to keep you informed about the latest uses of this versatile ingredient.
An exhibition of ancient Chinese artefacts featuring a second century BC bronze ginger grater has opened at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Read more…
The Harpoon brewery, from Boston MA, will release its 100 Barrel Series #42 Ginger Wheat ale this month. Read more…
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has won bronze for its Gingerbread Stout in the Herb & Spice Beer category of the 2012 World Beer Cup. Read more…
Somersault Ale, made with ginger and apricot by the Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing Company, returns for the summer. Read more…
Night Shift Brewing, a new start-up from the Boston MA area, is about to launch Somer Weisse, a Berliner Weisse style beer brewed with lemongrass & ginger. Read more…
Big Rock Brewery, from Calgary, Alberta, has launched a limited edition Rye & Ginger Ale as part of its Brewmaster’s Series. Read more…
The King’s Ginger, a ginger liqueur from Berry Bros & Rudd, has officially launched in Australia at an Edwardian-styled event. Read more…
Ginger Cockney, from the Quantock Brewery, has won Bronze in the Speciality Beers section of the SIBA Southwest Beer Competition. Read more…
Halewood International, maker of the Crabbie’s ginger beer range, is the top food & drink firm in The Sunday Times top 100 list of British private companies with the fastest growing profits. Read more…
The producer of Bundaberg Ginger Beer has announced a unique carbon offset project with CO2 Group. Read more…
John Barritt & Son, Bermuda’s leading soft drinks maker, ran out of ginger beer for the first time in its history. Read more…
US company Green Bee Soda has launched a ginger, wildflower honey & coriander soda called Ginger Buzz. Read more…
Stone’s Ginger Joe alcoholic ginger beer has secured listings with the Yates’s pub chain and Carlsberg UK. Read more…
Carlsberg Denmark has launched Somersby Ginger Lemon alcoholic cider on the Danish market initially. Read more…
A Nepalese countrywide trade body called the Nepal Ginger Producers and Traders Association has been formed to promote the interests of ginger farmers. Read more…
Bruce Cost Ginger Ale now includes passion fruit in its range of unfiltered ginger ales. Read more…
Swedish cider maker Rekorderlig is to launch an orange and ginger cider in the UK. Read more…
Blavod Wines and Spirits is launching Red Leg, a premium Caribbean rum spiced with ginger and vanilla. Read more…
Startup company Berry White has launched a range of white tea-based organic drinks including a lemon, ginger & acai berry flavour. Read more…
Fentimans has launched a cool & less fiery version of its traditional ginger beer. Read more…
A Lancashire man is on a quest to find a part of his family history - a John Herbert ginger beer bottle. Can you help? Read more…
Accolade Wines has launched a Stone’s Ginger Wine limited edition "Fabulously British" pack for this summer. Read more…
The Taiwanese government has taken measures to increase the price of domestically grown ginger to protect farmers. Read more…
The World Trade Organisation has taken the next step in its promotion of ginger from Nepal. Read more…
The Highland Brewing Company will release a wheat beer with ginger called Razor Wit this May in the US Southeast. Read more…
A team of international scientists has discovered two new ginger genera in central Vietnam. Read more…
Two Jamaican companies are investing in a ginger ‘seed’ project in partnership with the country's agriculture ministry. Read more…
Shipments of Indian ginger have exceeded the government’s target for the first nine months of the current fiscal year. Read more…
The Times of India has published its top six anti-ageing foods and it includes ginger. Read more…
The King’s Ginger, a ginger liqueur from Berry Bros & Rudd, is now available in Australia from this month. Read more…
Research from Thailand has shown that ginger is a potential cognitive enhancer for healthy, middle-aged women. Read more…
Immature ginger is currently being harvested in Fiji with this season's crop looking good for one particular farmer. Read more…
Jamaica is prepared to match non-cash government assets with private sector finance to stimulate certain areas of agriculture, such as ginger. Read more…
Gosling’s Dark ‘n Stormy, Bermuda’s national drink, is to be launched in the US in cans. Read more…
Scientists at a workshop in India have been discussing the role of spices, including ginger, in curing diseases. Read more…
Salada Foods, the Jamaican coffee and tea maker, needs more locally grown ginger to meet export demands for its ginger tea. Read more…
A leading authority on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer’s eats ginger every day to prevent the possible onset of the disease. Read more…
Work has started on the commercially important ginger harvest in Malnad in the Indian state of Karnataka. Read more…
The Rainforest Alliance has been chosen to adapt sustainability standards to include spice production. Read more…
Strong demand from Japan and the US for salted ginger has enabled a Vietnamese company to expand and create jobs. Read more…
Mc.Garlet from Bergamo in Italy is launching a range of dried fruit snacks including ginger pieces. Read more…
Next month will see Greenlight Beverages launch its Chronic Ice Ginger Ale in the US alternative drinks market. Read more…
Kumbalangi Model Tourism in Kerala, India, is to introduce ginger cultivation as a tourist attraction. Read more…
Harvesting of ginger in Nilphamari, Bangladesh's principal ginger growing region, has started. Read more…
The Jamaican government has announced that ginger production will increase as export markets expand. Read more…
The popularity of flavoured green teas, including fennel ginger and ginger mint lemon, is growing amongst tea drinkers in Calcutta. Read more…
Five people have died in India after drinking a ginger-based medicine containing more than 60% alcohol and sold as an illicit liquor. Read more…
The 11th World Spice Congress will be held in Pune, India, from February 9-11, 2012. Read more…
The Okoboji Brewing Company held its launch party yesterday and featured an ale containing ginger. Read more…
The King’s Ginger, a ginger liqueur from Berry Bros & Rudd, is now available in America. Read more…
Buderim Ginger is optimistic that it will increase exports this year. Read more…
Reed’s Inc., one of the leading ginger soft drink makers in the US, has announced record revenues of $25 million for 2011. Read more…
Next month will see the launch in Australia of a ginger-infused lager. Read more…
Virgil Kaine has recently launched Bourbon & Ginger, a ginger flavoured bourbon whisky. Read more…
The annual harvest of Thai ginger is well underway and the price and quality is reported to be the best for many years. Read more…
It’s probably the premier herb on the planet.
Spent ginger is simply ginger which has been exhausted of many of its constituents, such as oils, by processing.
Ginger is good for warming the stomach and achieving optimal body temperature.
Ginger is one of the most powerful ingredients that there is from a flavour standpoint and a chemical standpoint and a pharmacological standpoint. It is unique in a way that most foods aren’t. It’s one of my top 10 ingredients.
Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer
Read our review of the famous Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
The Chinese often consume fresh ginger during the cold winter months as it imparts a warming sensation to their bodies. The ginger-flavoured Sprite On Fire from Coca-Cola was launched during the winter (2004) with the tagline “A burning sensation, can you stand it?”.
For centuries the Chinese have stored ginger in underground caves for up to 2 years without rotting at temperatures below 25°C.
