Common Turmeric, Certification : FDA Certified

Turmeric or tumeric (Curcuma longa) is rhizomatous heraceous perennial plant of ginger family and native to southern Asia. Turmeric is mostly used in savory dishes, but is used in some sweet dishes, such as the cake sfouf. In India, turmeric plant leaf is used to prepare special sweet dishes, patoleo by layering rice flour and coconut-jaggery mixture on the leaf, then closing and steaming it in a special copper steamer.