With light brown skin and brightly colored orange flesh,
turmeric root looks like ginger root.
In its raw form,
turmeric root looks like an ugly little cousin of ginger root; cut into it and it's as bright orange as a carrot.
Not exact matches
When buying fresh
turmeric,
look for
roots that are firm, smooth and free of mould.
And lastly because the dressing sounds and
looks amazing, and I've wanted to buy a nub of
turmeric root for ages, just, you know, not to let it wither into a witch's finger in the fridge.
I also want to comment about
turmeric root vs. the spice after being given a tomato from Costco that still
looks the same after two months.
Fresh
turmeric root isn't easily available even in India (we normally use the dry powder for curries), but this post nudges me to
look harder for it.
Look for certified organic
turmeric powder in a glass bottle or certified organic knobs of fresh
turmeric root.
is a bright orange
root (usually ground to be a spice; but fresh
turmeric looks a lot like ginger) that's part of the ginger family — that's why they're both somewhat similar in taste, but
turmeric is a bit more exotic / complex tasting versus ginger that's just spicy.
If I'm
looking to increase supplementation of
turmeric / ginger using the actual
root not a capsule, what is the best way to do this?