Beloved for its time-honored healing properties, turmeric imparts earthy flavor and a gorgeous golden glow to a variety of ...

ANSWER: Turmeric is a rhizome — an underground root. It's like and related to ginger root but not as gnarly and knobby. Turmeric is most widely used in its dry, ground form but is showing up in many ...

Find out how to grow turmeric for both its flavorful rhizomes and its attractive leaves and flowers. frank600 / Getty Images The turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) is a perennial plant grown for its ...

The International Herb Association has named turmeric the 2026 Herb of the Year. Turmeric is a tropical plant in the ginger family, and its underground stems are used as a spice. While a perennial in ...

Terri Jagger Blincoe of Ladybug Farms in Rabun County grows a wide variety of vegetables and fruit for her farmers market and community-supported agriculture, or CSA, customers. Of the farm's 14 acres ...

Long used in Indian and Caribbean cooking, turmeric is starting to show up in everything from bottled smoothies to beauty products. Turmeric is getting lots of attention because the active ingredient ...

The turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) is a perennial plant grown for its flavorful, deep orange rhizomes. And when you know how to grow turmeric at home, you can enjoy both the flavorful rhizomes and ...

Q: What is turmeric and how do you use it? — Gerald Ristau, Westland, Mich. A: Turmeric is a rhizome — an underground root. It's like and related to ginger root but not as gnarly and knobby. Turmeric ...