Fresh Ginger is filled with nutrition and packed with good health! Ginger also known as “Shunti” is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or simply ginger, is widely used as a spice. Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice. Young gingers are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. They are often pickled in vinegar or sherry as a snack or cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. Fresh ginger should be peeled before eating. For longer-term storage, the ginger can be placed in a plastic bag and refrigerated or frozen.