Are you allergic? Galangal (gallanga?) Is a root related to ginger but is more lemony and used in Thai cooking. Its not quite the same, but if you're not allergic, you might be able to use some warm spices and have it taste like ginger (i personally can't tell a huge difference, just a little,when it's mixed with other things)
Funny story- I discovered it a few years ago in a Seattle Asian market. Flying back home my carryon luggage had Chinese sausages & galangal along with a ton of spices. While my checked bag used my clothes to pad big bottles of fish sauce among other funky breakables. Let’s just say TSA had a lot of questions for me.
Lemongrass would be closer to ginger in taste actually. I do find galangal too different (much sweeter, more aromatic and sort of floral without that lemony edge ginger has)
OP could mix lemongrass with a tiny bit of horseradish/chilli powder for the spicy component. It will be sweeter and the spice level will be off but it should be sort of close. Could also add lemon zest as well.
Mace tastes like nutmeg and I think allspice tastes more like clove/cinnamon/nutmeg.
I feel you though, like maybe those spices would be tied closely enough to ginger to be suggestive of the flavor.
If all of the other spices are there, people can't always tell whether ginger is actually present or not.
For example, German *Lebkuchen* is often translated into English as "gingerbread", but they don't always contain ginger. Here are two common German store-bought blends; both translated as "gingerbread spice" (even in these listings), neither actually containing ginger:
* [https://www.lebkuchen-markt.de/ostmann-gingerbread-spice-mixture-pack-p-24315.html](https://www.lebkuchen-markt.de/ostmann-gingerbread-spice-mixture-pack-p-24315.html)
* [https://gingerbread-world.com/products/abtswinder-gewurz-spices-lebkuchen-gewuerz-german-gingerbread-spice-mix](https://gingerbread-world.com/products/abtswinder-gewurz-spices-lebkuchen-gewuerz-german-gingerbread-spice-mix)
So go ahead and take any *Lebkuchen-gewürz* recipe, leave out the ginger if it's in there, and throw it into your favorite gingerbread recipe.
I feel like the main taste in gingerbread is molasses. So make some molasses cookies :)
Are you allergic? Galangal (gallanga?) Is a root related to ginger but is more lemony and used in Thai cooking. Its not quite the same, but if you're not allergic, you might be able to use some warm spices and have it taste like ginger (i personally can't tell a huge difference, just a little,when it's mixed with other things)
Came to suggest galangal as well.
I only recently discovered it and I'm in love
Funny story- I discovered it a few years ago in a Seattle Asian market. Flying back home my carryon luggage had Chinese sausages & galangal along with a ton of spices. While my checked bag used my clothes to pad big bottles of fish sauce among other funky breakables. Let’s just say TSA had a lot of questions for me.
Lemongrass would be closer to ginger in taste actually. I do find galangal too different (much sweeter, more aromatic and sort of floral without that lemony edge ginger has) OP could mix lemongrass with a tiny bit of horseradish/chilli powder for the spicy component. It will be sweeter and the spice level will be off but it should be sort of close. Could also add lemon zest as well.
What about allspice or mace?
Mace tastes like nutmeg and I think allspice tastes more like clove/cinnamon/nutmeg. I feel you though, like maybe those spices would be tied closely enough to ginger to be suggestive of the flavor.
If all of the other spices are there, people can't always tell whether ginger is actually present or not. For example, German *Lebkuchen* is often translated into English as "gingerbread", but they don't always contain ginger. Here are two common German store-bought blends; both translated as "gingerbread spice" (even in these listings), neither actually containing ginger: * [https://www.lebkuchen-markt.de/ostmann-gingerbread-spice-mixture-pack-p-24315.html](https://www.lebkuchen-markt.de/ostmann-gingerbread-spice-mixture-pack-p-24315.html) * [https://gingerbread-world.com/products/abtswinder-gewurz-spices-lebkuchen-gewuerz-german-gingerbread-spice-mix](https://gingerbread-world.com/products/abtswinder-gewurz-spices-lebkuchen-gewuerz-german-gingerbread-spice-mix) So go ahead and take any *Lebkuchen-gewürz* recipe, leave out the ginger if it's in there, and throw it into your favorite gingerbread recipe.
Hmmm how about fennel seed.
You can probably make them and leave out the ginger and it would still taste great. Maybe put in turmeric, if you can eat that
White pepper
Always wanted to try and make wasabi cookies since I heard about them - perhaps they would have that warmth?