- Ginger is commonly recognized as a spice, but it is actually a herb
- Ginger can be found fresh, dried, crystallized, candied, preserved and pickled
- Ginger should have smooth skin with a fresh, spicy fragrance
- Ginger can be frozen almost indefinitely
- Ginger was originally cultivated in China
- In ancient China ginger was put in the tombs of the royal dead for afterlife nourishment
- Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines developed using dried ginger, not fresh
- Many countries consider ginger as medicinal
- The ancient Romans equated one pound of ginger to the price of a whole sheep
- Ginger no longer grows wild
- Kama Sutra refers to ginger as a powerful aphrodisiac
- Queen Elizabeth I is credited with the invention of the first Gingerbread Man
