In article >,
"Janet" > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...
> >A minor annoyance, but I always thought the name of this spice was
> > spelled and pronounced "turmeric". It even says so on the bottle I
> > have in my cabinet, but all tv chefs pronounce it "tumeric", including
> > the Iron Chefs, Alton Brown, and the competitors on all the "reality"
> > cooking shows.
> >
> > Here's a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
> >
> > Whenever I hear it pronounced "tumeric", I can't help thinking of
> > tumors.
> >
> > Shouldn't professional chefs, food scientists, writers and critics
> > learn the proper names of their ingredients?
> >
> > I may be nit-picking but I think I'm right on this issue.
>
> You're right.
>
> Now let's establish whether cumin is pronounced kooMEEN or CUEmin. <G>

I pronounce it CUMmin.

And TURmeric.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA