Tag: saffron

  • Saffron: Decoding The Secrets Of The World’s Most Expensive Spice

    Saffron: Decoding The Secrets Of The World’s Most Expensive Spice

    Saffron, also known as kesar, is the world’s most costly spice that comes from the flower of the Crocus sativus plant. Saffron’s high price is not due to the rarity of the flowers but because of their short calendar window for blooming, limited yield, and the uphill task necessary to pick those delicate, red saffron […]

  • Saffron: Benefits, Nutritional Value, Side Effects & Ways to Use

    Saffron: Benefits, Nutritional Value, Side Effects & Ways to Use

    Saffron is the golden-coloured and pungent stigmas of the autumn crocus. It is dried and used to flavour foods and dye to colour foods and other products. It has a solid and exotic aroma and a bitter taste. Saffron is an expensive spice with a historical culinary significance. The perennial plant belongs to the Iridaceae […]