Halia / Ginger

Pokok Halia merupakan sejenis tumbuhan yang dikenali sebagai sayur-sayuran dan ditanam sebagai makanan. Halia banyak dijual di pasar-pasar termasuk pasar tani dan pasar sayur.
Halia dalam perubatan
Penyelidikan yang dibuat oleh penyelidik Universiti Michigan yang diterbitkan di American Association of Cancer Research menunjukkan bahawa halia mampu membunuh sel barah.

Culinary Uses
Pickled ginger
Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. They are often pickled in vinegar or sherry as a snack or just cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. They can also be stewed in boiling water to make ginger tea, to which honey is often added as a sweetener; sliced orange or lemon fruit may also be added. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and nearly dry. The juice from old ginger roots is extremely potent and is often used as a spice in Indian Recipes , Chinese cuisine to flavor dishes such as seafood or mutton & Vegetarian Recipes. Powdered dry ginger root (ginger powder) is typically used to add spiciness to gingerbread and other recipes. Fresh ginger can be successfully substituted for ground ginger and should be done at a ratio of 6 parts fresh for 1 part ground.
Ginger is also made into candy and used as a flavoring for cookies, crackers and cake, and is the main flavor in ginger ale-- a sweet, carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage, as well as the similar, but somewhat spicier beverage ginger beer.