Organic Dried Turmeric Roots | Whole Curcuma Longa | Culinary Spice

Organic Dried Turmeric Roots | Whole Curcuma Longa | Culinary Spice Turmeric roots are the underground stems, known as rhizomes, of the turmeric plant. They have a bright orange-yellow color and a warm, earthy flavor. Commonly used as a spice in cooking, they also serve as a natural coloring agent. Turmeric roots are valued in traditional medicine for their potential health benefits.The leaves die back in winter but the root over-winters well in our unfrozen soil.