Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I consume a lot of ginger, which means I buy a ...

Keep ginger fresher for longer with these helpful storage hacks. Consuming ginger daily has many benefits for different parts of the body thanks to a bioactive compound called gingerol. This compound ...

Fresh ginger is small and humble, but what it lacks in appearance and grandeur, it makes up for in personality. A little of this homely root goes a long way. (Scientifically, it is a rhizome, or an ...