Roots, Rhizomes and Fresh Aromatics

Gathers the spices and seasonings that come from underground stems and roots or from fresh aromatic stalks. It includes ginger, turmeric, galangal, zedoary, horseradish, wasabi and lemongrass. The group does not cover dried seed spices, spice blends or culinary herb leaves, which have their own groups. Within the Spices, Herbs and Seasonings subcategory it sits beside the groups Warm Spices and Aromatic Barks, Peppercorns and Chili Spices, Culinary Herbs, Seed and Fruit Spices, Spice Blends and General Spice Terms, Salt and Flavoring Crops, and each entry is placed in the one group whose description fits it best.