How spicy / hot is turmeric?

Question

I've heard it's good for Crohn's disease sufferers, but am not keen on hot / spicy food. Just wondereding if it's fairly mild or really hot? or somewhere inbetween?!

Answer 1

it's not hot at all....mainly used to colour pastry...it's really not spicy

Answer 2

Spicy as milk and chocolate

Answer 3

its not spicy but gives your food a nice yellow colour, and to be honest i dont think it adds much flavour? hope this helps!

Answer 4

Not hot/spicy at all

Turmeric

Description

Turmeric is the dried root of the plant Curcuma longa. Noted for its bright yellow color, the root is related to and similar in size to ginger. Turmeric's flavor resembles a combination of ginger and pepper.

Uses

Turmeric is a powerful coloring agent. Used to color and flavor prepared mustard, pickles, relish, chutneys, and rice dishes as well as butter and cheese, turmeric is also used in spice blends such as curry powder and rendangs in the Caribbean, India, North Africa, the Middle East and Indonesia.

Answer 5

It's not spicy at all. It is mostly used to give coloring to pickles and curry dishes. I use it when I want to add a bit a of color to rice, just to jazz it up.

I have IBS and it doesn't bother me at all.

Answer 6

turmeric is not hot but it turns everything bright yellow;put a little in all casserole or stews should be ok.

Answer 7

Turmeric is not hot.

It gives yellow color which can stain for awhile.

It is one form of antibiotics (= kill germs)

Answer 8

I just made a chicken in the crockpot that had tumeric in the seasonings.  As everyone has been telling you, it isn't spicy at all, but it does turn things yellow.  So, whatever bowl you are putting it in, if you don't want it to get a yellow stain, make sure it is a glass or stainless steel bowl!  Also, if making a spice rub with it, you may want to wear disposable plastic gloves so that your fingers don't get stained.  This was the advice that was printed in the cookbook where I got the chicken recipe!

Answer 9

Turmeric is not spicy.  It's slightly bitter if anything (too much is used).

It can be used in small amounts to colour food a yellow colour.

Answer 10

It's not spicy at all ....but, it's used alot of the time with chili powder or curry, which ARE spicy

Answer 11

turmeric isn't spicy its mostly used for colouring ie rice dishes

Answer 12

Turmeric is actually food colouring.My mother uses it when cooking rice.It has no taste.It only changes the colour of anything you add it to, to yellow.In fact the only strong thing about it is its colour.

So nothing to worry about there!