23/11/2022
• It's one of the few spices that doesn't produce seeds. Turmeric has been used in India since 3000 BC, possibly even earlier.
• Turmeric root was discovered in 4500 year old pots, but it wasn't popular in the West until around 1980.
• The fact that turmeric has had so many names over the years is amusing. In the Latin language, Terra Merita means meritorious earth. Turmeric has many names depending on where and when it was used.
• Turmeric had over 50 names in ancient Sanskrit, including names like golden goddess. Turmeric is an ancient Indian medicine with over 100 names, including one that is disease-fighting and beautiful as the moonlight.
• One of turmeric's most common names, **Hari**, has multiple meanings. Some translate **Harida** as yellow or the yellow one, but it actually refers to hari. A combination of the Hindu god Vishnu and the word Dara.
• So it's basically what Vishnu likes to use on his body. Now that we've covered some of turmeric's gods and pseudonyms It's probably no surprise that turmeric comes from southern Asia, specifically India, where it's still widely used.
• The Austronesians helped spread turmeric across the big and briny sea before long tumour could be found as far as Madagascar and Hawaii ,It didn't take long for it to reach other countries. There's evidence it was in Israel **2600-2200 BC**, and the first written record of turmeric comes from Egypt around 1500 BC.
• It didn't take long for it to reach other countries. There's evidence it was in Israel **2600-2200 BC**, and the first written record of turmeric comes from Egypt around 1500 BC
• Turmeric was reportedly circling the Mediterranean by 1000 BC, according to new research. Turmeric was making the rounds of the Mediterranean spice trade. It wasn't instantly popular.
In fact, it was nearly extinct in Europe for 2000 years. Most people associate turmeric with the dye.
• Turmeric was used as a dye before it was used as a food source, according to archaeology. Yellow Buddhist monk robes, you know. They were traditionally dyed with turmeric, which changes colour depending on the ph level used.
