Turmeric

[Guest guest]

When I developed fibromyalgia, one of the things that my herbalist told me to do

was to use termeric in the herb tea that I made--I believe that it has anti

inflammatory properties. Since then I have read that it has a lot of uses. I

now use turmeric root [i buy it fresh in season and freeze it for later] to make

my basic vegetarian broth that I use to cook legumes for soup or for miso soup.

The tofu turns yellow in miso soup, but otherwise it is almost invisible unless

you are one of those folks who has a very sophisticated pallette.

 

Recently I served one of my bean soups at a pot luck and our friend who has a

very sensitive sense of taste, came to me afterward because he could not figure

out the flavor. He was used to ground turmeric and could not figure out the

flavor. When I told him how I made my vegetarian soup stock he had that aha

moment.

 

Kathleen M. Pelley

Knitters are Real Purls

Yes, I keep a large supply of turmeric in the kitchen cabinet. I sprinkle a

little in certain foods especially the starchy type. Got large bag of it at the

Hindu International Grocery. They say it stimulates the pancreas.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Rutgers professor Ag-Ng Tony Kong

admits to

personal bias about the potential health benefits of

turmeric, an

ingredient in curry powder.

 

" I come from Malaysia, where it's common in the food,

and I love

curry. So I might have an undue influence in that

regard, " he said

during a recent interview.

....

A 2003 National Cancer Institute paper mentioned

turmeric as one of

the reasons, along with other important factors such

as vegetarian

diets, that India has some of the lowest colorectal,

prostate, and

lung cancer rates in the world.

....

Schardt offers the advice given by most nutritionists:

Stay away from

supplements and concentrate instead on a diverse and

balanced diet

with lots of fruits and vegetables.

 

" I think the best advice is to eat a variety of foods,

and not just

American domestic foods, but internationally, " he

said.

 

Cynthia Sass, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic

Association,

expressed similar sentiments. But she also

acknowledged that turmeric,

with its high content of cell-protecting antioxidants

and

phytochemicals, isn't a bad option when reaching for

the spice rack.

 

" I think experimenting with turmeric and other spices

might be a great

way to expand the fruits and vegetables you might eat

and it might

also be a good way to do away with the salt shaker, "

said Sass, who

also works as a registered dietitian in Tampa, Fla.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks a lot friends,i might not be a good contributor but i love what am

learning and i keep a record of it,and just to let u know we do use turmeric in

many of our cookings here,and slowly am starting to love vegetarian spicy food.

susan

 

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