Add On Deal One Sunny 100% Pure Dried Bentong Ginger Slices Malaysia 200g
Price on request
Not available to order online yet. We have not set a price for this one. Message One Sunny and we will sort it out for you.
About ginger
Dried ginger, sold as slices or milled to powder. Bentong ginger from Pahang is the sought-after one - smaller, more fibrous and noticeably hotter than ordinary ginger. Sold as listed above, unblended.
Also known as bentong ginger, halia bentong, jiang, 姜, ginger powder, ginger slices.
What people use it for
A spoon of powder in hot water with brown sugar, slices simmered into soup, and both used in baking and in cooking where fresh ginger would burn.
How to prepare it
Powder: a level teaspoon in a mug of hot water, stirred, with brown sugar or honey. Slices: three or four per pot, simmered 20 minutes.
Keeping it
Airtight. Powder cakes badly in humidity - keep the bag sealed and use a dry spoon.
Questions people ask
What makes Bentong ginger different?
It is grown in Bentong, Pahang, in mineral-rich soil. It is smaller and more fibrous than common ginger and much sharper in taste, which is why it costs more.
Powder or slices?
Powder for drinks and baking, slices for soups and long cooking.