At $100 per gram, to say saffron is a delicacy would be an understatement. Saffron is known for giving dishes like Spanish paella its rich flavor and golden tint and has long been a reputable spice ...

Saffron, often dubbed“red gold”, is the world's most expensive spice – a testament to its unique flavor, vibrant color, and labor-intensive cultivation. Historically, this prized spice has been a ...

At Cedar Circle Farm a small crocus flower springs from the ground on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in East Thetford, Vt. The stigma of the flower will be used as saffron. Photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley ...

As an agricultural crop, saffron requires a whole lot of effort for a little tasty reward. But for those who grow and produce the fragrant floral spice, it’s worth it. As he was considering options ...

ALCALDE — Douglas Oberwortmann and his wife have been picking saffron crocus blooms almost every day for the past three weeks, then carefully removing the bright red, thread-like stigmas from each ...

Saffron is the dried stigmas of the Crocus sativus flower. This fall-blooming crocus is native to the Middle East, and the Phoenicians are thought to have introduced the plant to Sardinia thousands of ...

Just an hour’s drive northwest from the Napa Valley a small farm in Kelseyville is growing a culinary treasure that's nearly worth its weight in gold — saffron. Melinda Price and her husband, Simon ...

PAMPORE, (Reuters) – Nestled in a picturesque valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas lies Pampore, a town in the Kashmir region, celebrated as the heartland of saffron cultivation. Known for ...

Gulzar Ahmad Kuchay has been farming, harvesting, and selling Kashmiri saffron — known to be the best variety of the spice — for over 30 years. Every autumn, his family comes together for the annual ...

It is a warm spring afternoon in Herat Province in western Afghanistan. The winter was unseasonably short, and Mohammad Salehi is concerned that might have affected the sun-loving crops. Salehi ...