Yunnan Luoping Small Yellow Ginger Dried Ginger Slices Gan Jiang Edible Old Ginger 500g

Dried Ginger Slices, known in TCM as Gan Jiang (干姜), from Zingiber officinale, made from fresh small yellow ginger grown in Luoping, Yunnan. These sliced pieces are low-temperature dried for culinary and traditional herbal use. In TCM theory, ginger is considered warm in nature and pungent in flavor, traditionally associated with the spleen, stomach, lung, and heart channels. Store sealed in a cool, dry place away from light and moisture.

Key Selling Points

• Single-ingredient dried ginger slices made from Yunnan Luoping small yellow ginger
• Botanical source Zingiber officinale with rhizome as the used plant part
• Low-temperature drying preserves the fresh ginger-yellow color and pungent aroma
• In TCM theory Gan Jiang is warm and pungent and traditionally used in decoctions and teas
• 500g prepacked bag suitable for cooking, soups, and daily ginger water

Quality & Sensory

Typically bright ginger-yellow in color with a dry, firm slice texture. The aroma is characteristically pungent and spicy, and when simmered or brewed the taste is warming and sharply gingery with lingering heat.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer slices in water for a warming ginger tea
• Add to soups, stews, and braised dishes for depth of flavor
• Use in congee or seasonal ginger rice dishes
• Combine with brown sugar or red dates in traditional home preparations

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, dried ginger is traditionally used in decoctions and warming formulas, often paired with licorice or dang gui in classic preparations. Folk households commonly simmer ginger slices with brown sugar and dates during cold seasons, or add them to soups and congee. It is also a staple in kitchen cooking for marinades, braises, and ginger water.

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