Ginger has dried out and sprouted after being stored for a long time - what should you do? A few tricks to solve the problem
Ginger has always been an essential seasoning in the home. Sometimes when you buy too much ginger, after leaving it for a while it always shrivels and sprouts, which really affects the taste of the ginger. And sometimes the ginger even grows mold and turns soft, and at that point it can no longer be eaten. Here, Kexue Xingnong shares with everyone some methods for how to store ginger.
1. A lot of ginger is very moist when you buy it. This kind of ginger is very fresh, but it also molds and rots very easily, because it contains a lot of water. For this kind of ginger, it is best to dry it in the sun for a few days before storing it, to dry off the excess moisture, so that it will keep for a longer time.
2. You can also use the sand storage method, and the sand storage method is also fairly easy. Find some clean sandy soil, but do not let it be too moist, otherwise the ginger will easily sprout. Then remove the sprouts from the ginger, bury it in the clean sandy soil, and dig it out when you need to use it. Ginger stored this way loses less moisture and has a very good taste.
3. Some friends like to put ginger directly into the refrigerator. Although it is fairly convenient, because the temperature in the refrigerator is relatively low and it easily breeds bacteria, over a long time it easily breeds bacteria and becomes soft and rotten. In this case, before putting the ginger into the refrigerator, we can first soak it in salt water for about one hour. Then dry the soaked ginger in the sun, and store it in the refrigerator, and it can be kept for a longer time.
Salt has a disinfecting effect. Besides soaking the ginger in salt before storing it in the refrigerator, you can also usually store ginger directly in salt as well.
In addition, friends should be reminded that if ginger has sprouted, it can actually still be eaten. It is just that because the nutrients of the ginger have all been supplied to the sprouts, the ginger does not taste good - it is shriveled, lacks moisture, and its flavor has become weaker. However, sprouted ginger, unlike potatoes, does not produce toxins. Sprouted ginger is non-toxic. Also, if the ginger has grown mold and rotted, it must be thrown away promptly, because moldy, rotten ginger is toxic and is very bad for your health after being eaten.