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Mana - Vegan Persian Recipes on Instagram: "🌺YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SAFFRON🌺 1) BACKGROUND & HISTORY Saffron famously comes in “threads,” which are actually the stamen of a flower — *crocus sativus.* Each vibrant purple flower blooms one week out of the year and produces just three stamens, which are still picked by hand in large saffron fields. Saffron is native to Iran and has been cultivated for thousands of years. Saffron-based pigments have been found in 50,000-year-old depictions of prehistoric places in northwest Iran (1,2)*. 2) HOW TO PREPARE YOUR SAFFRON CORRECTLY: 1. First, we must dry the saffron. Most readily available saffron still holds moisture & is not dry enough to draw out its full potential in colour, flavour and aroma. 2. You can dry the saffron in large amounts How To Make Saffron Tincture, Saffron Quinoa, Saffron Fields, Saffron Uses, Infused Oil Recipes, Saffron Oil, Saffron Tea, Saffron Recipes, Crocus Sativus

Mana - Vegan Persian Recipes on Instagram: "🌺YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SAFFRON🌺 1) BACKGROUND & HISTORY Saffron famously comes in “threads,” which are actually the stamen of a flower — *crocus sativus.* Each vibrant purple flower blooms one week out of the year and produces just three stamens, which are still picked by hand in large saffron fields. Saffron is native to Iran and has been cultivated for thousands of years. Saffron-based pigments have been found in 50,000-year-old depictions of…

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