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Ginger
GINGER – SPICE OF PARADISE By Tatiana Pietrzak Next to the salt and pepper shakers on a wealthy Medieval European table, was the indispensable shaker of exotic dried ginger (Zingiber officinale.) Although ginger can be quite pungent in concentrated amounts, in appropriate quantities it has enhanced the cuisines of many nations throughout the centuries. Fresh …