Roses can be a delicious way to add sweet and floral flavors. This Indian jam is made from rose petals and sugar, and can be ...

Saffron is used in desserts, curries and milk drinks in Indian cuisine." Why Saffron Is So Expensive Harvesting saffron is incredibly time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Indian-administered Kashmir is known for its high-quality saffron, a spice derived from the crocus flower. Photographer Abid Bhat travels to a saffron field in Pampore town to see how the world's ...

Saffron is expensive because it comes from a crocus, a purple flower that originated in Greece. And it takes 75,000 crocus flowers to make 1 pound of saffron, Bhide says.

Kashmiri farmers pluck crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, on a farm in Khrew, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 31, 2020.

While the myths arouse discord, there’s one item of consensus: Kashmiri saffron is the sweetest, most precious spice in the world. Its strands are thicker and more fragrant than its counterpart ...

But saffron thrived, even in the northernmost parts of the state. In 2017, the university’s newly formed North American Center for Saffron Research and Development held its first workshop ...