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Ground ginger
Warm, sharp, and slightly sweet with a peppery bite.
Lens analyzedGround ginger is dried ginger root milled into a fine powder, with a warmer, more concentrated and slightly sharper flavor than fresh ginger. It's a staple in baking, especially gingerbread and spice cookies, where fresh ginger's moisture would change a dough's texture. A little goes further than the equivalent amount of fresh ginger.
Where it comes from
Ginger has been traded and used across Asia for thousands of years, and drying it into a powder made it easy to ship and store long before refrigeration existed. Ground ginger became especially associated with European and North American baking traditions, where it flavors gingerbread, spice cakes, and holiday cookies.
Buying it
Check that the powder smells sharply spicy rather than faint or dusty, since ground spices lose potency over time. Buy in smaller quantities if you don't use it often, since it fades faster than it spoils.
Storing it
Keep ground ginger sealed in the pantry away from heat and light, where it holds its flavor for about two years.
Keeps about 2 years in the pantry.
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