Fresh Ginger

Post by **HEPZIBAH** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:13 pm

[face=Comic Sans MS]Is fresh ginger readily available in Luxor? If so, is it very expensive? [/face]

Post by **drwho** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:08 pm

I was about to say Yes & No and then remembered I bought my last lot from Blighty, good question upon reflection, I can only remember seeing it in Metro Cairo...

Post by **Scott** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:16 pm

Ditto - closest I could come is METRO Hurghada.

Good Luck!
Best,
Scott

Post by **jewel** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:44 pm

I grow my own - have a plant in large pot that I grew myself from a stem and keep it in the ensuite - seems to like all the steam

and very healthy plant . Took about 10 months before I got my first lot - worth a try

Post by **Geraldine** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:05 pm

I never saw it in Luxor, in Cairo they have it though (Metro, Carrefour, Spinneys...). Have even bought it but can't remember exactly what it cost, around 30 LE kilo?

Post by **TONY** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:42 am

Arkwrights had it last week, cant remember how much it was.

Tony
Karnak

Post by **HEPZIBAH** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:48 pm

jewel wrote:I grow my own - have a plant in large pot that I grew myself from a stem and keep it in the ensuite - seems to like all the steam and very healthy plant . Took about 10 months before I got my first lot - worth a try

[face=Comic Sans MS]Worth a try possibly but a) I don't have an ensuite

b) I'm looking for a reliable supply of it in Luxor. It seems just about every women I know in Luxor is expecting at the moment and suffering morning sickness so wanted to suggest making a ginger brew to drink, but there's not a lot of point if they can't get the fresh ginger easily.[/face]

Post by **Goddess** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:43 pm

Won't dry ginger suffice for making a brew Hepzi??

I've had ginger tea quite often in the coffee shops down in Luxor (although they are a bit heavy on the ginger!)

Sure ginger costs a bit more than 30 LE a kilo - thought it was about 50, but I don't often look at the number else I scare myself too much. A 'knobble' normally costs me about a fiver. I'm off to Carrefour in a mo and will have a peep if I remember and don't get distracted by yellow courgettes or the like!

Post by **jewel** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:35 pm

Surely hepzi you could grow it in luxor - any steamy bathroom would do but you dry it out in winter to harvest the roots/stems - worth a try all you need to do is let a peice of fresh ginger sprout then pot it up easy peasy

There are many other remedies for morning sickness - as well as wrist bands and homeopathy -pickled raw grapes in vinegar with salt and pepper taken on an empty stomach in the morning are a very useful remedy for morning sickness, nausea and vomiting.
Try taking 200 ml of fresh orange juice with 3-4 grams of pepper and a pinch of salt added in it first thing in the morning.
Also pomegranete juice and honey - all available readily in luxor, also try sucking ginger sweets - our local health shop has them "gingins" with real peices of ginger in them

http://candyaddict.com/blog/2009/02/04/ ... ger-candy/

they are sooooooo addictive

Post by **Countessa** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:45 am

You can get ginger root from any of the spice shops in Luxor

You can also get natural ginger capsules from most pharmacies

Post by **HEPZIBAH** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:53 am

jewel wrote:Surely hepzi you could grow it in luxor -

[face=Comic Sans MS]Errrm no - because I don't live in Luxor!

I'm really trying to find something realitively cheap, natural and simple that I can suggest to some of these women. I did find some ginger sweet type things in a pharmacy in Luxor once before for one of my girl friends there but they were not that cheap. The women concerned all Egyptian and living on very low incomes.[/face]

Post by **HEPZIBAH** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:56 am

Goddess wrote:Won't dry ginger suffice for making a brew Hepzi??

[face=Comic Sans MS]I never thought of dry ginger.

I suppose it would at a pinch but I don't thing it would taste as good as if made from fresh - just my opinion, but then I've not tried it.[/face]

Countessa wrote:You can get ginger root from any of the spice shops in Luxor

[face=Comic Sans MS]Thanks, if that is the case I can at least make the suggestion to them (well their husbands anyway

)to buy a piece and make some ginger 'tea'.[/face]

Post by **Mimimay** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:27 pm

Just take them loads of Gaviscon Hepzi

I lived on the bloomin stuff when I was pregnant with Mimi

not so much with Karime until the latter end when I was in UK and could get it

Post by **Goddess** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:37 pm

Forgot to peep at ginger in Carrefour yesterday, far too intent on picking a bunch of pretty garlic bulbs!
But just been in Metro and it was 38 LE a Kilo. But like I said a small knobble isn't too badly priced.

Had a giggle at MM's Gaviscon comment!

Bless!

Gasviscon is one of the things I stock up on in the UK. Think I have a small mountain of them lurking in the bedside drawer!

Post by **Mimimay** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:33 pm

Goddess I used to swig it out of the bottle whilst I was prgegnant

never touch the stuff now

Post by **Wills** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:45 pm

Mimimay wrote:Goddess I used to swig it out of the bottle whilst I was prgegnant never touch the stuff now

I don't like it.

Post by **Geraldine** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:25 pm

HEPZIBAH wrote:[face=Comic Sans MS]Worth a try possibly but a) I don't have an ensuite b) I'm looking for a reliable supply of it in Luxor. It seems just about every women I know in Luxor is expecting at the moment and suffering morning sickness so wanted to suggest making a ginger brew to drink, but there's not a lot of point if they can't get the fresh ginger easily.[/face]

I remember your post and I know people use ginger for this purpose in Egypt (maybe elsewhere too)

Now I read this warning:
Evira, Finnish Food Safety Authority: Warning label to be added on food supplements containing ginger as well as on ginger tea, and corresponding drink powders

Although it mentions ginger products, not fresh ginger itself - but have ginger been studied that well (article says not).

Post by **Ebikatsu** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:37 pm

Mimimay wrote:Goddess I used to swig it out of the bottle whilst I was prgegnant never touch the stuff now

be careful Gaviscon is laden with salt!
Not good to take if you have a high BP

Post by **pinkmagic** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:33 pm

I found a glass of milk much tastier and just as effective for the pregnancy heartburn and used to drink gallons of ginger beer for the sickness I had when expecting my 2nd.

Post by **Mad Dilys** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:32 pm

Every year I try to grow ginger in Luxor. Try is the word, no success yet with ginger bought in Egypt, it rots very quickly. I think it is stored at a low temperature - or even frozen and warmed up again before sale.
Ginger bought in the UK keeps better and has always sprouted in a plastic bag - strange.