Turmeric leaf: how to use it, names, nutrition and dishes

In the kitchen

How to use turmeric leaf

Typical ways to cook or use it

Steam
Wrap

Around the world

Where turmeric leaf is cooked

6 dishes in the catalogue use turmeric leaf. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Asia5

Countries whose dishes use it most

Indonesia 5

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list turmeric leaf among their ingredients.

Origins

Native to: Southern Asia, South-eastern Asia

On the table

Dishes made with turmeric leaf

4 of the 6 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

Ketupat gulai kapau
Indonesia
Ayam tangkap
Indonesia
Tambunsu curry
Indonesia
Beef gulai
Indonesia

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include turmeric leaf.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: turmeric leaf in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None