On the island of Corfu,Website:http://www.wfkyginger.com, Greece, a traditional drink called τσιτσιμπύρα (tsitsibira), a type of ginger beer, is made. The people of Corfu and the rest of the Ionian islands adopted the drink from the British, during the period of the United States of the Ionian Islands.In Arabic, pink ginger slice is called zanjabil and in some parts of the Middle East, gin�gayu . The Hebrew name for the spice, zangevil, is a variation on the name.In Western cuisine, pink ginger slice is traditionally used mainly in sweet foods such as ginger ale, gingerbread, ginger snaps, parkin, ginger biscuits, and speculaas. A ginger-flavored liqueur called Canton is produced in Jarnac, France. Ginger wine is a ginger-flavored wine produced in the United Kingdom, traditionally sold in a green glass bottle. Ginger is also used as a spice added to hot coffee and tea.