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This rich spice comes from a fall-blooming species of purple crocus. When you buy a small container of saffron “threads,” you are purchasing the rich-reddish orange dried stigmas (female parts ...

Here & Now host Robin Young's years-old saffron came in a small clear bag inside a spice jar. (Rachel Rohr/Here & Now) “I enjoy saffron for use as a spice and for eating, in both savory and ...

Starting from strengthening your heart to giving you a glowing skin, saffron comes with innumerable health benefits. So, don't look at the price tag while buying your jar of saffron. TheHealthSite.com ...

The stringy red spice is actually the dried stigma of a saffron flower. "It's exotic, it's expensive," says The New York Times columnist and cookbook author, but "it should be used." ...

The spice adds complexity to these luscious goodies, especially peaches, giving the resulting jam intriguingly earthy notes. Strawberry, passionfruit, and even persimmon jams with saffron are also ...

Saffron's title of world's most expensive spice is no joke: at thousands of dollars per pound, you could be buying truffles or caviar or gold. And actually, saffron and gold have a lot in common.

“Our biggest challenge is to get people to use it,” Ethan Frisch, the co-founder and co-owner of the spice company Burlap & Barrel, says about saffron. “They think it’s so valuable they ...

Salehi saw an opportunity: importing saffron from his family’s farm. He went back to his former home—outside of Herat City, in western Afghanistan—and returned with seven ounces of the spice.

Meraki Meadows has been producing saffron for two years. The spice, which comes from the crocus flower, can sell for a minimum of $9,000 a pound.