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Turmeric Powder - Lb
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Turmeric Powder - 5 Lbs
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Description
Turmeric is the dried root of the plant Curcuma longa. Noted for
its bright yellow color, it is related to and similar in size to
ginger. Turmeric's flavor resembles a combination of ginger and
pepper.
Uses
Turmeric is a powerful coloring agent. Used to color and flavor
prepared mustard, pickles, relish, chutneys, and rice dishes as
well as butter and cheese. It is also used in spice blends in the
Caribbean, India, North Africa, the Middle East, and Indonesia such
as curry powder and rendangs.
Origins
India (Alleppey Turmeric) is the primary exporter, although Peru
and China are additional sources. Alleppey Turmeric is highly regarded
for its deep yellow to orange-yellow color. Chinese Turmeric, which
is of comparable quality to Alleppey, is characteristically more
brownish in color.
Folklore
The use of turmeric as a coloring agent for food and fabric dates
as far back as 600 B.C. Marco Polo, in 1280, mentioned turmeric
in notes of his travels in China: "There is also a vegetable
that has all the properties of true saffron, as well as the smell
and the color, and yet it is not really saffron." In medieval
Europe, turmeric was known as "Indian saffron." Since
then, turmeric has been used as an inexpensive substitute for saffron.
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