Ginger

Availability

 * Shou Lung was a major exporter of expensive ginger. In the 15 century DR, Shou ginger was exported along with Shou migrants to the Xiousing district of Marsember, where it was grown in Shen's Herb Garden.
 * The Free Cities of Parsanic were an exporter of ginger. In the late 14 century DR, Rishi Saubhari was a bahrana ginger-prince of the Free Cities. In wider Utter East, the streets of the nation of Doegan often wafted of ginger, cinnamon, and other aromas, both pleasant and foul.
 * Ginger was exported out of Port Nyanzaru in Chult into Baldur's Gate in the late 15 century DR by Tendai and Khennen Shore.

Cuisine

 * Waterdhavians indulged in expensive Shou ginger dipped in just as expensive Maztican chocolate, accompanied by warm sugared milk.
 * Moon Mountain Brewery of the Savage Frontier created a popular mulled brew using ground ginger among other ingredients.
 * Sliced oranges preserved in ginger were consumed in Darromar of Tethyr. Baskets of preserved fruit as such were a common if not cheap gestures of goodwill.
 * In similar fashion, The Old Wheel eatery in the Amnian city of Crimmor served venison drizzled with honey-ginger.
 * In Aglarond towns like Veltalar, ginger cakes were a part of feasts hosted by those in the position of power.
 * The root was used in baking a treacle-sweetened Faerûnean treat – ginger biscuits.
 * Ginger beer was a fermented drink made with ginger by dwarves of Eartheart in the East Rift.
 * Folk of Halruaa appreciated a good cup of green tea with honey and ginger, sometimes spiked with strong Haerlu brandy.

Miscellaneous

 * In Iriaebor, a city in the Western Heartlands, inns offered their guests hot wet towels scented with ginger.
 * Some believed that ginger had minor medicinal properties to help with cramps and common cold, as well as act as a stimulant.
 * A type of an undead creature mummy possessed a strong aroma of various herbs and chemicals used in its creation. Ginger was among such materials.
 * The spell spice could produce several types of spices and herbs, including ginger.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
 * Novels
 * Curse of the Shadowmage &bull; War in Tethyr &bull; Faces of Deception &bull; The Floodgate &bull; Lady Cassalanter's Busy Day &bull; Unholy
 * Viper's Kiss &bull; Vanity's Brood &bull; Spider and Stone
 * Gamebooks
 * Knight of the Living Dead
 * Gamebooks
 * Knight of the Living Dead
 * Knight of the Living Dead