Fresh Produce Ginger is a common ingredient in Asian and Indian cuisine. Ginger is commonly used as an ingredient in food preparations or is made into a thick paste with garlic and added to various veg and non-veg dishes for that delish taste. Firm and fibrous ginger roots are stretched with multiple fingers that have light to dark tan skin and rings on it and is aromatic, spicy and pungent. The flavour gets intensified when the ginger is dried and lessens when cooked.