Ginger is used in cooking as a highly-flavoured spice. It is also used in Ginger Newts.

Ginger roots are used as part of the Wit-Sharpening Potion.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

• "Ginger" is also a sometimes derogatory term for people with red hair and freckles. Scabior, Fenrir Greyback, and a drunk man on Tottenham Court Road all referred to Ron Weasley by this term.
• Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice.Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and nearly dry. Ginger also has several medical uses such as treating stomach issues, the common cold,and aches and pains. ^[2]

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (As ginger roots)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes

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