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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 Fields, Saffron Uses, Infused Oil Recipes, Saffron Rice Recipe, Saffron Cake, Spanish Saffron, Saffron Tea, 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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bonappetitmag on Instagram: "Why is saffron so expensive? Take a look at the annual harvest process with @herayspice owner/founder Mohammad Salehi. At the spice cooperative’s facility in Herat, Afghanistan, flowers are picked over for their precious threads of saffron — work that must be done by hand — before being processed and packaged for international export." Biology Plants, Herat Afghanistan, Saffron Flower, Saffron Threads, Satisfying Videos, Satisfying Video, Biology, Take A, Look At

bonappetitmag on Instagram: "Why is saffron so expensive? Take a look at the annual harvest process with @herayspice owner/founder Mohammad Salehi. At the spice cooperative’s facility in Herat, Afghanistan, flowers are picked over for their precious threads of saffron — work that must be done by hand — before being processed and packaged for international export."

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Have you ever wondered what makes saffron the world’s most expensive spice?1 The vibrant red threads, known for their unique flavor and striking color, have an astonishing history and significant cultural impact that goes beyond their culinary uses((National Geographic)). Saffron’s journey begins in ancient times, with its first known cultivation believed to be in Greece2. […]

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