Ginger is a root crop that has a pungent spicy aroma and characteristic taste and fresh ginger is a key flavour in many Asian cuisines. Myoga ginger is a traditional Japanese vegetable grown for both the shoots and flower buds. Freshly sliced myoga shoots and buds are commonly used in salads and miso soup.

1 tablespoon of fresh ginger has:

• 4.8 calories
• 1.07 grams (g) of carbohydrate
• .12 g of dietary fiber
• .11 g of protein
• .05 g fat
• .1 g of sugar