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Question: What is turmeric? Or is turmeric?

Answer:

Turmeric, often turmeric, pungent Indian spice misspelled. It is used in many spice mixtures as flavoring and coloring agents.

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 sweet and aromatic.

Turmeric is often proposed as a substitute for saffron much more expensive (but not by professional chefs) and annatto, making this beautiful saffron infused recipes with gold connected. In fact, turmeric is often unscrupulous on the mass of saffron producers to increase the profit margin. Putting turmeric for saffron, you should know that turmeric is spicy and should be used sparingly.

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