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Beni'ukon

紅鬱金 · べにうこん · “Red-bronze (lit. red dye and turmeric)”

Beni'ukon pairs beni red with turmeric in its name, and the color shows both parents: a bright, saturated orange in which turmeric's yellow glow is deepened by a flush of red.

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The namesake

ウコン 根 — what the name literally points to.

turmeric root spice