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ground dried ginger

Zingiber officinale

IN ARABIC زنجبيل مطحون

Dried and milled ginger, drier and sharper than the fresh root.

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ground dried ginger

CHEMISTRY

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The characteristic compounds documented in this ingredient, plus any the library traces to it in a recipe. Not an exhaustive phytochemistry.

C₁₇H₂₄O₃
shogaol
C₁₇H₂₄O₃

dry, penetrating heat

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No.040

Japanese Curry Powder

2 g · ground; 1 tsp

STEP 4 Grind fine, then stir in the turmeric, ground ginger, and pomelo peel. The three powders never go in the pan: they scorch in seconds, and a scorched blend cannot be rescued. Sift out the husks.