Asafoetida has been used for thousands of years to flavor dishes. In fact, ancient Romans used to store it in jars alongside pine nuts to be used as a seasoning ( 4).

Patoleo – sweet rice cakes steamed in turmeric leaves consisting of a filling of coconut and coconut palm sugar prepared in Goan Catholic style Guillemin, Jeanne (2002–2003). "The 1979 Anthrax Epidemic in the USSR: Applied Science and Political Controversy". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 146 (1): 18–36. ISSN 0003-049X. JSTOR 1558154. PMID 12068904.Turmeric paper, also called curcuma paper or in German literature, Curcumapapier, is paper steeped in a tincture of turmeric and allowed to dry. It is used in chemical analysis as an indicator for acidity and alkalinity. [39] The paper is yellow in acidic and neutral solutions and turns brown to reddish-brown in alkaline solutions, with transition between pH of 7.4 and 9.2. [40] Adulteration [ edit ] 1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|9-12 leather can now be [[trading|sold]] to leatherworker [[villager]]s.}}

As turmeric and other spices are commonly sold by weight, the potential exists for powders of toxic, cheaper agents with a similar color to be added, such as lead(II,IV) oxide ("red lead"). These additives give turmeric an orange-red color instead of its native gold-yellow, and such conditions led the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue import alerts from 2013 to 2019 on turmeric originating in India and Bangladesh. [41] Imported into the United States in 2014 were approximately 5.4million kilograms (12million pounds) of turmeric, some of which was used for food coloring, traditional medicine, or dietary supplement. [41] Lead detection in turmeric products led to recalls across the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and the United Kingdom through 2016. [41] Samples of the supposed chemical agent that were supplied to a group of independent scientists turned out to be honeybee feces, suggesting that the "yellow rain" was due to mass defecation of digested pollen grains from large swarms of bees. [3] Although the scientific evidence conclusively showed that yellow rain was not a Soviet chemical or biological weapon, [4] [5] the U.S. government has not retracted its allegations, [6] arguing that the issue has not been fully resolved. [2] Many of the U.S. documents relating to this incident remain classified. [1] Allegations [ edit ] T-2 mycotoxina b Desjardins, AE (June 2009). "From yellow rain to green wheat: 25 years of trichothecene biosynthesis research". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 57 (11): 4478–84. doi: 10.1021/jf9003847. PMID 19385595. Singh K, S; Bhanu, BV (2004). People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 1. Popular Prakashan. p.487. ISBN 9788179911006. Turmeric is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches up to 1m (3ft 3in) tall. [1] It has highly branched, yellow to orange, cylindrical, aromatic rhizomes. [1] Mysondroppedoutofunilastyearaftergettingheavilyintoeveryrecreationalsubstancegoing...hethencamehomeoverthesummertoliveathismumandsaysthathehaschangedandlearntmanylessons.Onthefaceofit,henowlookshealthierandistryingtoturnhislifearoundbyworkingforacharitybeforere-startinguniagaininOctober. The Science of Racism: Radiolab's Treatment of Hmong Experience". 2012-10-23 . Retrieved 26 June 2015.