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In keeping with the title of this thread: DON"T DO THAT!! Coffee is coffee! It is not some concoction of sugar, dairy, 'nut milk' flavours or spices... It is coffee and like life it is dark and bitter, you can enjoy the fuller flavour or you can indulge in delusion by trying to cover up with glamour. Treat your coffee like you treat life: good beans, burr-grinder and never a mill, fast pour and rich reward.Serious question: ever used or heard of adding a teaspoon of turmeric in a cup of coffee? SWMBO’d keeps pushing OTC vitamins and ‘supplements’ in my direction, like zinc or CoQ10 or memory enhancers (but I have a hard time remembering to take them). Now a pill with turmeric is being proffered (I.e., ‘gently suggested’) to forestall inflammatory issues.
I understand the antioxidant properties attributed to turmeric as well as the likelihood of efficacy as an anti-inflammatory. I’m just not an habitual pill popper if there are dietary sources available. I recently read about adding turmeric to a morning cup of coffee as a way of spicing things up and getting a daily dose in one easy way.
But. I enjoy my Java steaming hot, black, and unadulterated. Yet the thought of a teaspoon of turmeric in my coffee strikes me about as desirable as pumpkin spice in beer.
My reluctance and underlying fear is that the potential for life-altering trauma may drive me away from my beloved caffeine delivery device. I dunno. It just sounds too gross to try it.
Anyone, Bueller…anyone?
I'd suggest looking at other drinks (some of which may contain coffee) that are meant for consuming tumeric, but leave your morning ritual of consciousness pure. For example: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=what+drink+goes+good+with+tumeric?&t=ffab&ia=web