dried ginger
Refers to ginger that has been dried, often used in traditional Chinese medicine or as a spice. Not typically used for fresh ginger.
Dried ginger is used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
In this recipe, dried ginger is ground into powder and added.
生姜 is fresh ginger, while 乾薑 is dried ginger. 生姜 is the common term for ginger in everyday cooking.
Standard kanji spelling for dried ginger, used in traditional medicine and cooking.
Variant spelling using 干 (dry) instead of 乾; less common but seen in some contexts.
From Chinese 乾薑 (gānjiāng), literally 'dried ginger'. The kanji 乾 means 'dry' and 薑 means 'ginger'.