Ginger is known as spice and medicine. On the market, you find ginger peeled, unpeeled, candied, dried, ground or in syrup. Ginger is an ingredient in curry powder!
It is used for dessert foods, as baking spice, for gingerbread and biscuits and as an ingredient for sauces, pickles and exotic dishes. Ginger also flavors drinks and fish. Ginger-jelly, jams or ginger ale are made out of the root. Ginger-confectionery, ginger liqueur and ginger marzipan (confectionery, tarts, breads) belong to the sweet, delicious dainties produced from ginger.
Possible cross reaction: Ginger has common allergenic structures with birch pollen, namely the so called Bet V1-allergen. If one reacts allergic to birch pollen or is sensitive to it, allergic reactions are possible if one consumes ginger.
