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gingery

[jin-juh-ree] / ˈdʒɪn dʒə ri /




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Inspired by traditional Indian cooking and Southeast Asian flavors, this Food52 recipe bathes and simmers sautéed heads of romaine in a delicious mixture of gingery coconut milk, fresh lime juice and fish sauce.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

The gingery hero of “Bookish” has an abhorrence of murder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

These not-too-sweet Korean honey cookies, fried and then soaked in gingery syrup, are uniquely soft and chewy on the outside and flaky on the inside.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

This baek kimchi jjigae, or white kimchi stew, is deeply savory with a gingery bite.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

The stubble around his narrow-lipped mouth was gingery, like the fur of the stray cat Meggie sometimes fed with a saucer of milk outside the door.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke


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