Used widely in cooking, ginger can be added to curries, marinades, and gravy as a spice. It can be used in pastries and many baked goods.  It is the main ingredient in gingerbread, and in ginger tea. It is also used medicinally and was grown in pots on Chinese ships and used to prevent sailors from getting scurvy.

The ginger powder smells spicy, woody, and floral.

Also known as: Zingiber officinale - زنجبيل