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On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:19:03 GMT, blake murphy
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>On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:51:37 -0700, sf <.> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:39:11 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
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>>>I've used ginger in a few dishes. Isn't it spicy hot aside from intensely
>>>flavorful?

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>>I've never noticed heat and I use it often.... oh, do you cook it in
>>chunks? I don't.

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>it's not hot like hot-pepper hot, but the bitey taste is related.
>unless you're speaking of ground ginger.
>

Ginger is ginger and I've never considered that it bites back....
unless maybe you're chewing on a big chunk. Candied ginger is
something I'm careful about and take small bites. Fresh, no. I shred
it up and it disappears into the dish.

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