Saffron from Afghanistan: speaking of the Silk Road, saffron was worth its weight in gold. Alexander the Great would bathe in saffron after battle to heal his w

Saffron from Afghanistan: speaking of the Silk Road, saffron was worth its weight in gold. Alexander the Great would bathe in saffron after battle to heal his wounds, and Cleopatra bathed also in saffron before her trysts with Julius Caesar. In the Middle Ages you could be put to death for adulterating saffron. Anyway, my company is a group of military veterans who source saffron directly from Afghan farmers and hired almost 2,000 Afghan women this year. We source our saffron to The French Laundry, Dominique Crenn, Daniel Boulud, Blue Apron, and once to Mark Cuban on Shark Tank. :) www.rumispice.com