Buffalo Ginger
An heirloom variety that packs a punch, fruity and floral. Perfect for sweet and savory dishes.
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Our ground Buffalo Ginger is an heirloom ginger variety grown by a group of farmers in the mountains of northern Vietnam. Known for its fruity, floral aroma and powerful heat, this is a complex and flavorful ginger powder that will elevate baked goods, stews and curries, and beverages from hot drinks to cocktails.
In Vietnam, this ginger is used with chicken, soup, rice, and candy. It’s also been used for medicinal purposes — to calm upset stomachs, restore appetite, and support the immune system. Any way you slice it, this is a spicy, wonderfully intense ginger.
We regularly test our ginger for lead in an internationally accredited food safety testing lab, and it is always significantly below the lead limits of 1 ppm. Please contact us for more details on our testing procedures for ginger and other spices.
Highlights
Dried with hot air, then ground
Pineapple • Fresh Herbs • Bright Heat
Ground Cinnamon Verum, New Harvest Turmeric, Wild Mountain Cumin
Ingredients
Cooking tips
- Add to apple pies, cookies, cakes and other baked goods
- Use in place of fresh ginger in soups, stir-fries and braises
- Mix ¼ teaspoon with water and honey for a potent ginger tea (or skip the water and stir a pinch of ginger into honey)
RECIPES
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Cranberry Chai Cookies -
Dark Syrup Gingerbread Diamonds | Sirupsnipper -
Cardamom Palmiers -
Ginger & Jaggery Spritz Cookies -
Coconut-Stewed Fish / Tofu -
Ginger Snickerdoodle -
Candied Ginger Chocolate Chunk Cookies -
Cinnamon-Ginger Spiced Nuts -
Sweet Potato Cupcakes With Salted Maple Frosting -
Coffee-Glazed Molasses Bars -
Spiced Applesauce Crumb Cake -
Spiced Cookies -
Downy Pumpkin Bundt with Maple Cream -
Rye Shortbread -
Tahini-Spiced Cranberry Granola -
Grilled Chicken Marinated in Yogurt -
Spiced Flour Tortilla -
Alabama White Sauce BBQ -
Five Spice Chicken Wings -
The Mother Blend / Madras Curry Powder -
Ras El Hanout -
Spiced (Carrot) Cake with Apple Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting -
Turmeric-Ginger Quatre-Quarts (Pound Cake) -
Pumpkin-Spiced Granola -
Turmeric and Black Pepper Tofu -
Bihun Goreng with Kecap Manis -
Chicken Opor -
Caribbean Jerk Dry Rub -
Jook -
Pho-Style Stock -
Savory Kabocha Coconut Soup -
Chai Spice Cake with Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting -
Ilham's Yellow Lempah Fish -
Carrot Layer Cake with Ginger Cream Cheese Mousse -
Easy, Creamy Vegan Salad Dressing -
Spiced Winter Squash -
Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cookies
SOURCING
We worked with our longtime partners at DACE, a social enterprise in the northern highlands of Vietnam, to connect with the farmers growing this ginger. DACE works with farmers in the Hmong ethnic minority to transition to growing high-value, heirloom spices using regenerative practices. Farming in the remote highlands of northern Vietnam is not easy. The region's mountainous landscape and climate aren't suitable for producing large food crops such as rice or corn. Growing spice varieties allows farmers to use traditional organic practices on small fields, which are irrigated by collected rain water.
Buffalo Ginger was the first crop that farmers began to grow in collaboration with DACE. The regional conditions and soil quality resulted in an intense, flavorful ginger perfect for dehydrating and grinding. DACE supplies training and seedlings to farmers and sterilizes, dries and grind the freshly harvested spices and prepares them for export. They control the quality of their products and provide meaningful economic opportunities from seedling to export.
DACE, named for the small, resilient river fish of the same name, plays an important role in partnering with local farmers to facilitate these economic opportunities, drive gender equality and move toward more sustainable agricultural practices.
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