Curcuma longa
Turmeric
Damp earth, sweet ginger, a yellow that stains everything.
Where it comes from. India and South-East Asia. Ginny treats it as a kitchen root, not a supplement.
The mistake everyone makes. The powder from a 2019 jar. Fresh grated rhizome is another world.
An unexpected Italian use. In pumpkin risotto, with scrambled eggs, in chicken broth, on roasted cauliflower.
The recipe. Roasted cauliflower, fresh turmeric, garlic, oil, black pepper — pepper helps the turmeric land.
More spices
CardamomElettaria cardamomum
SaffronCrocus sativus
NutmegMyristica fragrans
Black pepperPiper nigrum
CinnamonCinnamomum verum
ClovesSyzygium aromaticum
Wild fennelFoeniculum vulgare
ChiliCapsicum annuum
CuminCuminum cyminum
CorianderCoriandrum sativum
Star aniseIllicium verum
Tonka beanDipteryx odorata
Long pepperPiper longum
SumacRhus coriaria
FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum