Hey New Ginger! Why Don’t You Turn To Pink Color?

Posted on Oct 24, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

The new ginger season is over….but let me tell you this story before getting too old. Anthocyanin, color pigment in new ginger reacts with vinegar in the pickling liquid and turns the sliced ginger to petty pink color.  No synthetic food coloring is involved. Changing of the color, however, does not happen all the time. This summer I pickled new ginger roots that came from two different farmers at Union Square Market here in New York. One farmers’ new ginger did not...

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Moist Young Ginger Cake

Posted on Sep 25, 2013 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

After making Ginger Tea Base (see the recipe in my previously posted blog), I ended up with the julienned young ginger, which was used to infuse the water. These ginger strips have slightly sweet and acid flavor, and are great to add to your hot ginger tea or snack them on. But this maybe the best idea. Julienned ginger makes a great ginger cake which should be served with your ginger tea. Here is the recipe: 1 cup all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon...

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Ginger Tea

Posted on Sep 20, 2013 in Hiroko's Blog

Young ginger, shinshoga, is not just for making gari. Young ginger makes delicious ginger tea. This version is honey added. You can do it with sugar or without honey nor sugar. The strained ginger infused liquid is strongly flavored – spicy and sweet. I cut it with hot water (1 tablespoon ginger tea base for a tea cup) and drink it as a ginger tea. It has slight spiciness and touch of sweetness. This ginger tea really warms up my body. A perfect drink during cold...

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Sweet Pickled Ginger, Gari

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

Here is the sweet pickled ginger, gari, recipe. Please make sure that you use young ginger, so that they turn to lovely pink color. Norwich Meadows Farm has gorgeous young ginger. www.NorwichMeadowsFarm.com.     Gari Recipe (Adopted from The Sushi Experience) 14 ounces young ginger 1/2 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons salt Clean the young ginger with a hard brush. Cut the ginger lengthwise into paper-thin slices. Mix the rice vinegar, 1/4...

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