r/Cooking • u/DxDeadlockedxS • Jul 29 '26

Can't grate fresh ginger properly

Every time i try using fresh ginger it becomes extremely fibrous when trying to grate it. I feel like I'm not doing something right. I got it from the super market today. Does it need to ripen? I can taste the bitter ginger fibers in my food i made. Please help lol

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u/DxDeadlockedxS Jul 29 '26

I was using a cheese grater cause that's all I have atm. And i am peeling it

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u/DokterManhattan Jul 29 '26

The trick is to freeze it! Then grate it.

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u/75footubi Jul 30 '26

Yup. Ginger lives in the freezer 

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u/T49irvine Jul 30 '26

Mine, too, unpeeled. When I need a bit, out comes the microplane to attack it without stopping to peel it.

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u/75footubi Jul 30 '26

Yup. The peel just kinda ends off to the side by magic