Sunday, June 07, 2015
Turmeric
A few days ago, after hearing some stuff about alleged health effects, I started putting turmeric on my omelet and chili. I don't know if the correlations to longevity make sense, but I know that it's interesting and complicated stuff.
Because turmeric is a main ingredient of curry powder, I assumed it would taste like curry powder, which I don't like.
Nope. Not at all like curry powder. In fact it mostly tastes like mustard, with an extra something that reminds me of marijuana. This hint comes out more strongly when the turmeric gets (ahem) fried on the omelet.
Oddly, this extra something doesn't seem to be a common perception. It's not the first thing you get from Google's autocomplete.
Turmeric and cannabis have one component in common: borneol. I don't know if that's responsible for this aromatic hint ... I only know that it makes me happy.
Artistic sidenote: I'm not using nearly as much turmeric as Polistra and Happystar are eating in the picture. Smaller areas of yellow looked like garbanzo beans or something, so I expanded the yellow parts.
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Update a month later: Decided to stop using turmeric. It seems to have a subtle but noticeable effect on dumping. At my age a good dump makes a good day, and for the last few years I've managed an excellent dump most days. Turmeric seems to have a relaxing or anesthetic effect on the innards, leading to a less reliable 'service'. After stopping the spice, the reliability immediately returned.
A few days ago, after hearing some stuff about alleged health effects, I started putting turmeric on my omelet and chili. I don't know if the correlations to longevity make sense, but I know that it's interesting and complicated stuff.
Because turmeric is a main ingredient of curry powder, I assumed it would taste like curry powder, which I don't like.
Nope. Not at all like curry powder. In fact it mostly tastes like mustard, with an extra something that reminds me of marijuana. This hint comes out more strongly when the turmeric gets (ahem) fried on the omelet.
Oddly, this extra something doesn't seem to be a common perception. It's not the first thing you get from Google's autocomplete.
Turmeric and cannabis have one component in common: borneol. I don't know if that's responsible for this aromatic hint ... I only know that it makes me happy.
Artistic sidenote: I'm not using nearly as much turmeric as Polistra and Happystar are eating in the picture. Smaller areas of yellow looked like garbanzo beans or something, so I expanded the yellow parts.
= = = = =
Update a month later: Decided to stop using turmeric. It seems to have a subtle but noticeable effect on dumping. At my age a good dump makes a good day, and for the last few years I've managed an excellent dump most days. Turmeric seems to have a relaxing or anesthetic effect on the innards, leading to a less reliable 'service'. After stopping the spice, the reliability immediately returned.Labels: coot-proofing, TMI
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