1 Lb Ginkgo Leaf cut

Also known as yin xing, ginkgo biloba or the Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo is one of the best known examples of a living fossil. The modern plant has been shown to have deviated little from found fossil remains, appearing much the same now as it did in times before man. Long thought extinct in the wild it was recently found growing wild in Zhejing, a province in Eastern China, though there is some debate to this as well,a s some argue that the ginkgo trees were planted and preserved by Chinese Monks over a period of 1000 years. While it is easy to get lost in the fascinating history of the herb's growth and evolution (or lack thereof), one should also note that the herb has long been used in a wide variety of culinary dishes throughout Asia, and that one can now find it within such cuisine globally.