Ginger Stick

In Japan,Website:http://www.wfkyginger.com, ginger stick is pickled to make beni shoga and gari or grated and used raw on tofu or noodles. It is made into a candy called shoga no sato zuke. In the traditional Korean kimchi, ginger stick is either finely minced or just juiced to avoid the fibrous texture and added to the ingredients of the spicy paste just before the fermenting process.In Burma, ginger stick is called gyin. It is widely used in cooking and as a main ingredient in traditional medicines. It is consumed as asalad dish called gyin-thot, which consists of shredded ginger preserved in oil, with a variety of nuts and seeds.In Thailand' where it is called khing, it is used to make a ginger garlic paste in cooking.