[Hank Kerchief]

Lots of it used in TexMex too.

You may be thinking of cumin.

Curcumin, or turmeric, is a pungent yellow spice used throughout the middle and far east, but in the west mostly for pickles and mustard preparations. It is sometimes used as a substitute for saffron because of its bright yellow color.

Hank

[blam]

"Curcumin, or turmeric."

Are they the same?

[swarthyguy]

I sit corrected. I just eat the stuff.