What is the best strain of saffron?
The best “strain” of saffron is not a named country or grade. Culinary saffron is Crocus sativus, a sterile crop propagated by corms rather than ... Read More...
The best “strain” of saffron is not a named country or grade. Culinary saffron is Crocus sativus, a sterile crop propagated by corms rather than ... Read More...
There is no single correct number of saffron types. Culinary saffron comes from one plant species, Crocus sativus, but sellers use “type” for regional origins, ... Read More...
Kashmiri saffron is expensive because a small regional crop depends on careful field work, hand picking and fast processing during a short autumn harvest. The ... Read More...
Kashmiri and Iranian saffron are the same spice species, Crocus sativus, grown in two different regions. Kashmir offers a protected, limited regional product with a ... Read More...
Moroccan saffron can be excellent, but no country automatically produces the “best” saffron. A careful harvest from Taliouine may outperform a poorly stored batch from ... Read More...
Red saffron is the dried red stigma of Crocus sativus, the part richest in the compounds prized for color, aroma and flavor. “Yellow saffron” usually ... Read More...
The four names most often used for Iranian saffron thread grades are Negin, Sargol, Pushal and Dasteh, also called Bunch saffron. They describe how much ... Read More...
Spanish saffron is not automatically better than Iranian saffron, and Iranian saffron is not automatically stronger. Both come from Crocus sativus. The better choice is ... Read More...
Plant saffron in the sunniest well-drained spot you can provide. A raised bed, sloping border or deep container can all work, provided rainwater drains away ... Read More...
Saffron can flower in its first autumn, often only several weeks after healthy corms are planted in late summer. That quick bloom is just one ... Read More...