[markomalley]

It’s the same thing as far as I know. And the concerns I mentioned apply if you buy the whole root, not the root processed into flour (it’s already been processed).

Ethnic stores are a godsend btw. You can get stuff that would normally be labelled as “gourmet” in a regular grocery for dirt cheap.

[Jamestown1630]

Yes, there's one very near us. The regular groceries are starting to get some things because of the population here, but there are still things that I like but can't find outside of the ethnic stores.

One of my favorite things is this ginger candy in the blue checked wrappers that a Korean friend first gave me (it's very strong, though, and might be an 'acquired taste':