Turmeric, the most special of all spices

Turmeric, the most special of all spices

Turmeric, a yellow root of the ginger family, is cultivated in China, Indonesia, Costa Rica. The Hawaiian traditional medicine is completely based on this spice, which is there called “holena”. In India, the major producer of turmeric worldwide, it is used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine for its preventive and therapeutic properties and mainly to

Lentil and turmeric quiche

Lentil and turmeric quiche

Ingredients 1 sheet of round-shaped fillo dough 150 g of lentils 1 carrot 1 leek 1 onion 120 ml of crème fraîche 2 spoonful of rice milk 1 teaspoonful of powdered turmeric extra virgin olive oil salt pepper     Preparation Soak the dry lentils overnight. Drain the following the day. Cook the lentils in

Mixed bean soup with turmeric

Mixed bean soup with turmeric

Ingredients for 6 servings 80 g of lentils 80 g of chickpeas 80 g of cannellini beans 2 spoonful of 00 flour 4 ripe red tomatoes or a tin of tomatoes 1 big white onion 1 lemon juiced Minced celery leaves 1 small bunch of minced parsley 1 teaspoonful of powdered turmeric A pinch of

Turmeric, the spice that keeps us young

Turmeric, the spice that keeps us young

Turmeric is a tropical root already well-known in medicine for its many healing properties and its long and culinary tradition in the East.   Lately, it has been object of study for its anti-ageing properties: laboratory analysis conducted by Italian researchers at CNR in Catania, the University of Catania and the University of Pavia as

Turmeric, how to use it in cooking

Turmeric, how to use it in cooking

Turmeric: it owes its bright yellow colour to curcumin, a powerful antioxidant with anti-ageing properties. In ethno-medicine it is considered one of the plants with the most healing properties (mainly the fresh root): it is an anti-inflammatory substance par excellence, it detoxifies the blood, it prevents the development of tumours and it protects the liver.

Turmeric, a powerful anti-cancer spice

Turmeric, a powerful anti-cancer spice

Turmeric, a spice already studied by scientists for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, is also a powerful anti-tumour ingredient. An American study shows that this yellow root slow the growth of melanoma, the skin cancer caused by long sun exposure, and boosts apoptosis, i.e. the death of cancer cells.   Turmeric is available pure in