Is dried ginger as good as fresh when making chinese curries ? If not is it possible to grow it ? I live in Turkey but originally from Scotland and finding fresh ginger here has been impossible.

the flavout is very different between fresh and dried ginger, chemicals in the fresh ginger are changed when cooked. It may be possible to grow it, it needs heat and humidity, so if you are near to the coast......mind you, you need some root ginger to start, with shoots on, so its a bit 'catch 22' for you. Good luck.

Hello Stevie

If you visit UK or any other part of Europe where they sell ginger, buy a lot and take back with you. Peel and grate/chop it and freeze in ice trays. Then you can take out a cube at a time or stor cubes in a plastic bag.

You can buy it pickled in lemon juice in some Chinese stores, but that doesn't taste as nice as the frozen one. Powder one will do, but it is not really as good and flavour is different.

Mamta

You could look for pur?ed ginger in jars or failing that try ordering some online !

Spices of India

Steve

Greetings, Stevie, from a fellow Scot (in the South of France, where we can get fresh ginger root)

When you say 'Chinese curry', what do you mean, exactly?

We cook both Indian and Chinese food, and use both fresh root ginger and dried ginger powder, so we may be able to help.

Phil