Spicy mango chicken stir-fry: Sauté ginger, whole dried chillies and garlic until fragrant. Add diced chicken and fry until cooked through. Add sweet soy sauce, vegies and diced mango. Serve with jasmine rice. Enjoy!

Ginger's unique flavour is of citrus with earthy overtones, finishing with a spicy kick. It is used in the recipes of the Orient, East India, the Caribbean, and North Africa. North Americans are familiar with its use in gingerbread.