Panda washed his hands and then picked up a kitchen knife to chop ginger next to Lin Xu.
"Boss, can ginger candy only be made with fresh ginger?"
"Not necessarily. Old ginger works too, but it needs to be boiled first. Otherwise, the spiciness is too strong, and you can't taste the sweetness. Plus, the fibers in old ginger won't be easy to bite through without boiling."
Lin Xu, while chopping the ginger, answered Panda's question.
Fresh ginger doesn't need to be cut too thick; about three millimeters is fine. This thickness allows the fresh ginger to be quickly marinated during the candying process and to dehydrate quickly when being stir-fried. Moreover, the finished ginger candy doesn't easily become damp again. If it's too thick, it can be somewhat troublesome to make because both the marinating and subsequent processing steps will take significantly more time.
