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Is ginger an exception as far as a commercial crops and insecticide is concerned or, more likely, all commercial crops are heavily chemically treated?
Ginger? OK with it in a curry but in anything else, forget it, horrible stuff!!
(Sorry!)
Just checked, it’s Bundaberg and apparently Australian. She first had it in Male (Maldives) on a whale watching trip - Muslim country so no alcohol - not a problem, when in Rome etc!
Fever Tree is our tonic of choice but only when on offer.
Well that's a relief. I thought the thread was about Chris Evans.
As far as I know Australia is one of the world's biggest commercial producers of ginger. They also have quite strict rules on agriculture and the use of pesticides, etc. so I wouldn't be concerned about eating Australian ginger.
I love eating ginger and it makes lovely deserts. My brother, who lives in Australia, brought a load of crystallised ginger with him last time he visited.
Well that's a relief. I thought the thread was about Chris Evans.
As far as I know Australia is one of the world's biggest commercial producers of ginger. They also have quite strict rules on agriculture and the use of pesticides, etc. so I wouldn't be concerned about eating Australian ginger.
I love eating ginger and it makes lovely deserts. My brother, who lives in Australia, brought a load of crystallised ginger with him last time he visited.
We use root ginger in preserves and cooking. I don't recall Tesco labeling their loose root ginger with country of origin but that may be my lack of awareness.
I use it a lot in stir-fries and similar things. I think a lot is from China, which makes the pesticide news a bit worrying. But I was talking to the market trader and he said that they have been getting a lot from Brazil recently. Presumably it is all to do with international commodity prices shifting.
How worried should be be if we are eating the roots rather than stems or leaves, and peel them before cooking anyway?
I use it a lot in stir-fries and similar things. I think a lot is from China, which makes the pesticide news a bit worrying. But I was talking to the market trader and he said that they have been getting a lot from Brazil recently. Presumably it is all to do with international commodity prices shifting.
How worried should be be if we are eating the roots rather than stems or leaves, and peel them before cooking anyway?
Farmers in Shandong have been overusing an illegal and highly toxic pesticide to grow ginger for years on end, adding yet another concern to the country’s growing list of food scandals.
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