Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long used in Indian and Caribbean cooking, turmeric is starting to show up in everything from bottled smoothies to beauty products ...

Closeup of fresh turmeric root and ground turmeric power on a table - Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images If you find yourself with leftover fresh turmeric after making coconut turmeric rice or fresh ...

From adding a twist of taste, colour and flavour to meals to being an inseparable part of Indian rituals to being the most revered spice used in ancient as well as traditional medicine, turmeric also ...