Spanish Saffron, Crocus sativus, 1 gram tin

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1 gram tin | saffron
Spanish Saffron, Crocus sativus, 1 gram tin

Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus, Crocus sativus.
The flower bears three stigmas.
Together with their styles stalks connecting stigmas to their host plant, the stigmas are dried and used in cooking as a seasoning and coloring agent.
Saffron, long the world's most expensive spice by weight, is native to Southwest Asia.

Saffron's aroma is often described as metallic honey with grassy or hay-like notes, and its taste has also been noted as hay-like and sweet.
Saffron also contributes a luminous yellow-orange coloring to foods. Saffron is widely used in Iranian (Persian), Arab, Central Asian, European, Pakistani, Indian, Turkish, and Cornish cuisines. Common saffron substitutes include safflower, annatto, and turmeric.
Saffron has also been used as a fabric dye, particularly in China and India, and in perfumery.
A pound (454 grams) of dry saffron requires 50,000 to 75,000 flowers, the equivalent of a football field's area of cultivation Forty hours of labor are needed to pick 150,000 flowers.

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