Zingiber officinale.
Family Zingiberaceae.

Yellow edible root and form hard nodosa and can have 2 cm in diameter. Warm sweet background flavor with intense spicy and slightly bitter flavor.

Widely used in the cuisine of India, China, Japan, Indonesia and Caribbean islands, in meat and poultry dishes, vegetable soups and fish dishes. It is used both fresh and dried or candied. It is an ingredient of curry. Elaborations Fits both sweet and savory.