Warm spice with pungent flavor used in cooking, baking (cookies, cakes, muffins), beverages (soothing ginger tea), curries, stews, marinades, smoothies, soups, and sauces,salads, and rice preparations. Used in food processing for coconut milk, cream, oil, and desiccated coconut. Valued in health and beauty for coconut oil (skincare, hair care, massage).
Primarily valued for the extraction of coconut oil, which is used in edible fats (margarines, vegetable shortenings), soaps, detergents, shampoos, synthetic rubber, and glycerin. The resulting residue, coconut-oil cake (copra meal), is used mostly for livestock feed (horses, cattle, sheep, deer)
Primarily used to infuse heat and flavor into dishes, such as Thai curries and Korean marinades. Its crisp texture and aroma make it popular in raw salsas and cooked sauces
Condiment that adds pungency and color to food. Used to temper dishes, spice up curries, stews, sauces, marinades, rubs, snacks seasoning, soups, and broths. Unexpectedly used in chocolate-based desserts. Non-culinary uses include insect repellent and traditional medicine for joint discomfort, coughs, and colds. Also used in DIY face masks and scrubs