I know the rhizomes are cooking ginger but the flower does not look like the pictures I saw on internet. Can you please confirm if this is a cooking ginger?these are yellow color.
Is this a cooking ginger blossom?
that is a curcuma. many many different types of gingers are used for cooking, including some curcuma
I did not know that. Thank you for clarifying.
you're welcome. i think that all gingers are edible, but some are just better than others. i know that you use different parts of the plant for coooking according to what species it is
mine turned out to be curcuma longa. It is the asian variety which makes sense since I bought it in asian store. I know some people use ginger leaves in cooking as well. thanks again for your help.
Yes ma'am,
Your Curcuma longa is also known as domestica, it is where turmeric comes from. There are many different cultivars of longa, we grow 4 different varieties and I cook with all of them.
Diehard is absolutely correct, all ginger is edible (none are toxic). I even eat the inflorescence on Curcumas (like the white part in your picture where the little yellow blooms appear from).
I just made Sweet and Pungent Pork the other night and used about 12 different gingers; leaves, rhizomes, flowers, young shoots and inflorescence.
Iused it last week in my marinade for my fried chicken and the following evening in my pot roast, mmmm good :)
Experimenting with different gingers and half the fun.
Liz
Hi Liz,
is there a site where I can find out more info about using the ginger plants in cooking?