Root · Organic ingredient
Ginger root
Zingiber officinale
Pale-gold nuggets of dried root with a clean, peppery heat that builds as it steeps. A little brings real backbone to chai and a spark to fruit blends.
Blend with ginger root →The benefits
Why we love ginger root
A warming kick
Ginger brings a clean, peppery heat that builds as it steeps, waking up chai and fruit blends alike.
A spice-rack all-rounder
Just as happy with black tea as with turmeric, lemongrass or apple, ginger adds backbone to almost any blend.
Naturally caffeine-free
There's no caffeine in ginger, so its warmth is welcome from breakfast to bedtime.
Good to know
No special cautions for most people in normal tea amounts.
Ginger was first cultivated in maritime South-East Asia and travelled the spice routes to India, China and Rome, warming kitchens and folk traditions for centuries along the way. It flavoured Elizabethan gingerbread, simmers in Indian adrak chai, and has been grown around Buderim on Queensland's Sunshine Coast since the early 1900s.
Found in these tales
Where ginger root appears
Chapter IIJuniper GaleThe Dawn Train
Stationmaster's Chai
Cinnamon, clove and cardamom, delivered at dawn
- Caffeine
- High
- Good for
- Energy, Digestion
- Tastes
- Spicy, malty
from $14.95
Chapter ITobiasSpring Roots
Badger & Burdock
Hedgerow roots and spring nettles from a badger's larder
- Caffeine
- None
- Good for
- Cleanse, Digestion
- Tastes
- Earthy, sweet
from $14.95
Chapter IITobiasThe Summer Visitor
The Laughing Kookaburra
Lemongrass, ginger and native lemon myrtle, steaming or over ice
- Caffeine
- None
- Good for
- Digestion, Refresh
- Tastes
- Citrus, spicy
from $12.95
Chapter IIITobiasThe Winter Hearth
The Ember Forge
Turmeric, ginger and a spark of black pepper, hot from the coals
- Caffeine
- None
- Good for
- Comfort, Winter
- Tastes
- Spicy, earthy
from $14.95