Saffron is a plant. The dried stigmas (thread-like parts of the flower) are used to make saffron spice. It can take 75,000 saffron blossoms to produce a single pound of saffron spice. It is usually cultivated and harvested by hand. Due to the amount of labor involved in harvesting, saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. The tiny stigmas and styles at the centre of the beautful saffron flowers, also known as ‘threads’ in the culinary world are what we use in cooking. The stigmas, and sometimes the petals, are also used to make medicines, dyes and exotic flavourings. Saffron has a strong and distinct aroma and a mildly bitter taste. The strands release a deep toned yellow hue to brighten and flavour many Mediterranean and Asian dishes. Look at those bright red strands in the image below. That’s what we’re interested in.
Just one gram of saffron costs approximately ₹200 which is almost $3. Here in India, saffron grows aplenty in the cold northern areas of Jammu and Kashmir. If you really want to try saffron, invest in a reputed brand because there is a lot of adulterated saffron available in the market that lacks the fragrance and aroma of real saffron.
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Saffron is gold. We use in in Spanish cooking.
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I do enjoy foods seasoned with saffron.
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What kinds of food do you cook with saffron Barb?
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I’ve never cooked with it but maybe someday…
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😊😊😊
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Hehe i asked Katrina if she’s
Ever Used the Spice Saffron
She Said No Which Means
i haven’t Eaten it in at least
31 Years Yet i am
Very Curious
Now i never
Realized it is the
Most Expensive Spice
Sounds Bitter And Nice..
i have to admit It took
me a few minutes to
Come Up with something
To Say About Saffron Probably
Because Cooking Is Not in my UniVerse
Yet Eating Will Always Provide Some Interest..:)
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Trust me, you don’t need to taste it. It’s not really used aplenty and mostly avoided except as a little garnish here and there…..you’ve not missed anything😉🤗
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SMiles Rue Can’t imagine
Anything Less Than
Delicious Coming
From You
Indeed
You are
A Full Present
Gift i’M
Sure
You Keep
Your Family
Close And
Very
Happy
Blessed
To Have Rue
Close and
All Your FRiEnDS
Too i’ve
Never Met
A Rue Before
Unique You Are🙏🌲☺️
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Oh man….I wish that were true….but im a hit-and-a-miss….sometimes things are awesome….and many times things turn out really unpalatable 😉🤣😅🤭…..but it’s true…I’m unique🤭😜😉🙃🙈🙆♀️🤷♀️😉😅
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Ah Nah Rue Girl
Seen The Perfection
Of Your Recipes
How
Precise And
Elegant Your
Instructions Are
For Cooking
Yet Your Modesty
Is Surely As Virtuous
As Your Cooking
With SMileS NoW 👩🍳 😊
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Oh no no….I goof up pretty often 😅🤭🙃😉🙈🤭….but I really like your confidence in me…..😉🤩😉
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It’s All A Great Buffet
When Ya Never Cook
Why i Often Forget
To Eat
While
Writing
More Than
Anyone Will
Possibly Eat
Unless
They
Stay
In A
Buffet
Spiraling
Line With me…🥳
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Aaah….so true….its always great to be the one sitting at the buffet 🤩😊
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Yep
Now
That’s
Why It
All Tastes
Great Never
Have to Work
Just
Play
With
A Buffet
of SMiLes🥳
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
WOW—TALK ABOUT A $100 DOLLAR A PLATE DINNER! 😀
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I know right….insanely expensive….that pic ….should be around half a gram of saffron….🤑💵🍽😅
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POWERFULLY IMPORTANT STUFF. YET SOME RECIPES USE IT A LOT!
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