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Ancient art and genetics reveal origin of world’s most expensive spice
- janci 4y agoMost expensive spice comes from the great maker, Shai-Hulud.
- omnimus 4y agoBless the Maker and His water.
- wincy 4y agoSaffron is one of those spices that if you haven’t tried cooking with, I highly recommend. It just brightens up virtually any dish. Making scrambled eggs? Add a pinch of saffron, and it adds a little something that makes it more delicious. Making soup? Same thing. I’m not master chef but saffron is worth its weight in gold (pun intended)
- garren 4y agoA little goes a long way though - thankfully, given the price. Start with a couple saffron threads to see how you like it. Better yet, take a few, pinch them into a couple teaspoons of salt and start with that. Toss in a drop or two of vanilla for a nice touch. Saffron is an awesome spice to have on hand.
- fuzzfactor 4y agoWith traditional stovetop cooking of white rice you leave it at very low heat for quite a while without opening the lid so it can eventually soak up all the water. After turning off the heat, you can lift the lid a minute or two before serving and drop in a few threads of saffron then put the lid back on for a wonderful transformation.
- daliusd 4y agoI don’t share this sentiment and I visited Iran where they really use it a lot. I wonder if I am doing something wrong or it is just not for me.
- 2Gkashmiri 4y agoyayy..... i live in kashmir which is probably the second biggest saffron producer behind spain i think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh6GWpRLJWo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh6GWpRLJWo this week/month is a real good time to visit our homeland....
- adrianN 4y agoSaffron in Kashmir is acutely threatened by climate change :( https://phys.org/news/2020-12-climate-ravages-kashmir-red-gold.html https://phys.org/news/2020-12-climate-ravages-kashmir-red-go...
- geraneum 4y agoIran is the biggest Saffron producer Followed by India (Kashmir). https://www.fao.org/giahs/giahsaroundtheworld/designated-sites/asia-and-the-pacific/qanat-based-saffron-farming-system-in-gonabad/detailed-information/en/ https://www.fao.org/giahs/giahsaroundtheworld/designated-sit...
- selimthegrim 4y agoHow has Central government's attempt to boost saffron industry worked? I have read it has been very cack-handded.
- imwillofficial 4y agoThe spice must flow! (Funny enough I just started reading Dune for the first time)
- imwillofficial 4y agoTough crowd
- enviclash 4y agoAfter reading the blog pots, I wander what is the second most expensive spice? Any idea?
- macondo 4y agocardamom, truffle could be considered one?