The turmeric - spice, resembles small powder of yellow color superficially. Make it of roots of a wild-growing crocus. Not to run into a fake upon purchase of this seasoning, it is necessary to know some cunnings allowing to reveal a counterfeit.
Turmeric - universal seasoning, it is used not only at preparation of pilaf, gravies, soups or second courses, but also various pastries and desserts. Its sharp and bitterish taste and incredibly saturated color gives a special highlight to dishes. Besides it is considered that spice increases a period of storage of viands a little.
Favorably the turmeric influences also a human body. The daily use of a small amount of a turmeric improves digestion, purifies blood, promotes formation of new blood cells, maintains local immunity. Yes, seasoning really useful, however only real. Now to buy a turmeric without various additives it is very problematic, sellers, in a pursuit of profit, often sell the tinted flour with a small amount of the spice. And so to define whether the real seasoning before you or a fake, it is necessary to know some facts about spice:
- ground turmeric is well dissolved in water (at dissolution on a water surface there are no impurity);
- has a bitterish sharp taste;
- on consistence reminds powder, has no lumps;
- the smell of seasoning is very saturated, it is felt even at distance of 10 cm from a nose;
- color - reddish and brick.
Knowing these features of seasoning, you can't distinguish the real spice from a counterfeit. If you doubt quality of a product, before purchase dissolve a turmeric pinch in water and look at its reaction - if powder was completely dissolved and the quality product didn't emerge on a surface, before you, most likely.