Dry Ginger

Zingiber officinale

₹ 199 / 100g

PROVENANCE LEDGER TVM-DGI-001

FIRST HANDS Gowda Community

DIRECT PRICE PAID ₹384/kg (60% above local rate)

TERROIR & ELEVATION Thiruvananthapuram (10m)

GEO-COORDINATES 8°31′N, 76°56′E

METHOD & PURITY Lifted from the soil. Boiled briefly. Sun-dried until it loses four-fifths of its weight.

Sensory & Chemical Profile

AROMA

Earthy, warm ginger oil, pungent citrus zest

FLAVOR

Sharp, radiating spice, sweet herbal undertones, intense heat

"What enters the ground as a wet root leaves as something different. The drying doesn't just remove water — it concentrates and transforms the resins that give ginger its heat. Dry ginger is not fresh ginger aged. It's a separate material."