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Turmeric
In Asia, turmeric powder's main use for thousands of years was as a dyestuff. At one time, sun worshipers, whose sacred color was yellow, dyed their textiles with the very expensive saffron. When it was discovered that the very inexpensive turmeric produced the same brilliant color, the sacred saffron was guarded for special culinary dishes. To this day, some Hindu brides paint themselves with turmeric as part of the wedding ceremony, while married women rub it into their cheeks to give an attractive golden glow. In Asia, turmeric is considered a good luck charm; newborn babies might have it rubbed on their forehead, or a bit of the root may be made into a necklace for them to wear. Turmeric is a member of the ginger family and is an essential for making curries. Its golden-color can replicate saffron's coloring for dishes, but not its distinct flavor due to turmeric being more mustard-like in taste. You can also use turmeric in cakes or to make the increasingly popular golden milk latte. Ingredients: Turmeric.
Recipes
Besides tasting great, this turmeric has a glorious color to add to dishes. A curry at our house wouldn't be curry at all without the turmeric. It gets used in many other cuisines, too, so don't think of it as something you only use for Indian food. Look online and you'll find lots of uses for this, and you'll be glad you did. It's even healthy for us, which is a nice change.
I didn’t grow up seasoning with turmeric. My mother.never used it. Then I saw this Indian woman on PBS that loves spices as much as I do. She taught me how to toast my spices and she used turmeric— a lot. I had always heard it was a good anti-inflammatory, and it is. Tomorrow I am making one of my concoctions of organic cauliflower, onions, garlic,spinach, mushrooms, and tomatoes at the end over brown rice. Don’t forget to toast the turmeric— it’s delicious!
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