Saffron comes from the three stigmas of the crocus sativus flower. These stigmas are delicately removed from the flower and ...

For thousands of years, Crocus sativus has been grown to produce precious saffron, used as a spice in cooking and as a fabric dye, and said to be worth more than gold by weight. The deep yellow ...

Saffron is typically sold as saffron threads, which are the stamen of the saffron crocus flower, but it is sometimes sold in ground form, too. Saffron has a unique, complex flavor that’s often ...

As well as a spectacular location, Pampore is India's centre for saffron - a spice so valuable that it is sometimes called red gold. Derived from the crocus plant, saffron fetches around $1,500 ...

Well, the plant Crocus sativus blooms only once a year, for about three weeks. The parts of the plant used as saffron are just the three tiny stigmas that sit within each bloom. They are almost ...