Turmeric is a flowering plant, Curcuma longa, of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the rhizomes used in cooking. The plant is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered each year for their rhizomes, some for propagation in the following season, and some for consumption.
Turmeric is a flowering plant, Curcuma longa, of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the rhizomes used in cooking. The plant is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered each year for their rhizomes, some for propagation in the following season, and some for consumption.
Cumin is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceous, native to the Iran Turonian Region. Its seeds each one contained within a fruit, which is dried are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form.
Cumin is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceous, native to the Iran Turonian Region. Its seeds each one contained within a fruit, which is dried are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form.