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Question: What is turmeric? Or is turmeric?

Answer: turmeric, turmeric is often misspelled, is an Indian spicy. It is used in many spice mixtures as flavoring and coloring.

The flavor of turmeric is often described as butter and slightly bitter, with a touch of mustard and horseradish. Turmeric is more like fresh ginger, but soft and aromatic.

Turmeric is often suggested as a substitute for saffron much more expensive (but not by professional chefs) and achiote and produced this beautiful revenue infused with saffron gold connected. Add In fact, turmeric by unscrupulous manufacturers often ground saffron to increase the profit margin. In case of replacement of turmeric, saffron, you should know that turmeric is spicy and should be used sparingly.

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