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.
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…
Nepal has identified ginger as one of 19 products and services with maximum export potential. Read more…
Here are the product release notes for Ginger Joe, the alcoholic ginger beer behind the moustache. Read more…
Anyone who’s anyone in the world of Indian spice will be attending a one-day spice workshop in Kochi on January 20th. Read more…
One of the world's leading flavour companies, Bell Flavors & Fragrances, predicts that honey ginger will be one of the beverage flavours of 2012. Read more…
The US ambassador to Jamaica has told the country to take full advantage of its duty-free access to the US ginger market. Read more…
The Nigerian general strike, now in its fifth day, is affecting the supply of ginger to such an extent that world ginger prices could rise. Read more…
The Ginger People, America’s leading ginger company, will launch a gelatin-free Ginger Spice Drop on January 15th. Read more…
Ginger is undergoing clinical trials in an effort to reduce Thailand’s medicine imports costs. Read more…
The new Jamaican Junior Agriculture minister is hoping that ginger will help to create employment opportunities. Read more…
Fiji’s largest ginger processing company is looking for more farmers to help fill its export quota. Read more…
American ginger lovers will be pleased with the news that the current Hawaiian ginger crop is looking good. Read more…
Diageo has relaunched its ginger-flavoured Jeremiah Weed Root Brew to compete with Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer. Read more…
A feud between two North American rappers has caused the Canada Dry ginger ale brand to start trending on Twitter across Toronto. Read more…
A new wild ginger, from the cardamom branch of the ginger family, has been discovered in a forest in southern India. Read more…
Here are the results of a South African ginger beer taste test with some interesting findings. Read more…
The price of Chinese ginger oil has fallen again and is now 21% lower than the record high early last year. Read more…
A survey last year found that 89% of Australians include ginger in their diet. Read more…
Farmers in the Khotang district of Nepal are switching to ginger, a major export crop. Read more…
India has thwarted an attempt by a British pharmaceutical company to patent the use of ginger as a cold treatment. Read more…
McCormick’s global Flavour Forecast for 2012 includes a ginger & coconut combination. Read more…
Indian farmers, in a desperate bid to make windfall profits, have adopted a risky monocrop strategy. Read more…
The Kerala state government in India has declared Wayanad an agri crisis area following the recent spate of farmer suicides. Read more…
The Vancouver Island Brewery has released Dough Head Gingerbread Ale but only in Victoria, British Columbia. Read more…
As the end of the year is almost upon us, we can reveal the most searched for ginger story on Google in 2011. Read more…
Australian ginger farmers are recovering from pythium root rot with the help of Buderim Ginger. Read more…
The food and drink trend in the UK for this Christmas is ginger, according to retailers. Read more…
The Jamaican government has questioned the accuracy of last week's story of the missed ginger export deal. Read more…
Researchers in Iran are testing the use of ginger as a painkiller for toothache. Read more…
The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office feels the island’s brand is being exploited by Reed’s use of the term ‘Jamaican style’ to describe its flagship ginger ale. Read more…
The Jamaican government will retain ginger as a core product after reducing the number of commercially grown crops. Read more…
Farmers in the Philippine Highlands have been encouraged to switch from illegally growing marijuana to an honest livelihood growing ginger. Read more…
The lack of a reliable supplier has cost Jamaica a J$500m export deal to supply US-based Reed’s, Inc. Read more…
North East start-up Natural Hero’s recently launched Hot Ginger Muscle Rub is now being tested by athletes. Read more…
Australia is currently conducting a risk analysis of Fijian ginger before deciding whether to extend its range of ginger imports. Read more…
Police in the Indian state of Kerala are hoping to reduce night-time accidents by offering drivers ginger coffee. Read more…
A US school has won the Innovative Beverage category in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship World Series for its ginger ale based drinks. Read more…
Stilton producer Long Clawson recently launched a White Stilton with Chocolate and Ginger in Sainsbury’s. Read more…
Here is the latest news release from The Dorset Ginger Company. Read more…
InterContental Brands has announced the addition of a ginger flavour to its Cactus Jack’s Schnapps range. 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.
