Ginger is in the family to which also belong turmeric, cardamom and galangal. Ginger originated in the tropical rainforests from the subcontinent to where ginger plants show considerable genetic variation. As one of the first spices exported from the Orient, ginger arrived in Europe during the spice trade,
looking for buyers of cloves, pepper, galangal, ginger, turmeric, banana leaves, papaya leaves. minimum purchase of 100 kilograms