Is there a difference between ginger and gingeroot?!
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gingerroot is where ginger comes from. the root is fresher and you use less.
Ginger comes from a root, that's the freshest kind.
Powdered ginger is just extracted or processed.
ginger comes from the ginger root.
Ginger comes in many forms. Ginger root is the raw fresh form. Other forms are dried (powder), candied, even pickled as is served with sushi.