There's a Japanese restaurant near here that makes their own ginger salad dressing. Fantastic stuff. It doesn't keep well, though. It works best when fresh.
Between that and the awesomeness that is gingerbread, it's safe to say I'm a fan of ginger.

Best of luck to everyone trying to grow the stuff. And if you succeed, post pics, please. I'd like to see your fresh ginger crops. I think it's pretty cool.
Jan mentioned the price of goods in Durban, and that sparked my curiosity about the exchange rate. When I was in South Africa in 2012, my dollar bought about eight-and-a-half Rand. Today, my dollar would buy 14.84 Rand.

That's some eye-catching inflation. I hope the people of that country are investing/diversifying and otherwise doing what they can to protect themselves from their central bank's printing press.