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Ginger
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By Eleanor Ford
Published 2024
Why love it
The rasping heat of the raw rhizome is intensified when dried and ground, but lessened again by cooking, leaving warmth that can be layered by using ginger in multiple forms.
Match with
Bean: chocolate, coffee
Nut: almond, hazelnut
Sweet fruit: apricot, melon, mango, apple
Tart fruit: rhubarb, lime, lemon, orange
Spice & herb: pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, chilli, turmeric, mint, vanilla
Sweet: treacle, date syrup, honey, maple syrup, malt syrup, caramel, palm sugar
Extract the flavour
Buy ginger both fresh, and ready ground. The two ingredients have different qualities and are lovely married together. (And do try peeling fresh ginger with a teaspoon, a revelation!)