KOCKENS Gurkmeja Ekologisk gourmetglas - 43g

The turmeric plant is a perennial herb that belongs to the spice family. It gets 60-100 cm high, has large leaves and the flowers are yellow. The spice you get from the heavily yellow to yellow orange soil stem. When the leaves begin to wither at the end of the growing season, the plant is excavated. The fresh soil stem is boiled for two to three hours, then sun -dried for six to eight days, brushed and polished and then finally ground into a fine powder. Turmeric is an important element in curry. The taste is very mild, a little bitter and with a weak aroma. The most characteristic is the beautiful yellow color, which has given rise to the term "Östern's saffron". But no resemblance beyond the color does not have turmeric with saffron. Turmeric fits well and puts nice color on dishes such as light sauces, soups, rice, couscous and Asian food.