An curved arrow pointing right. Harvesting saffron requires a lot of physical labor to get the flowers from the field to final packaging. The harvesting process plus its distinct flavor ...

No machine can do the delicate work required to harvest these thin threads. And it can take 40 hours of hard manual labor to produce just 1 kilogram of high-quality saffron. Growing the plants isn ...

In this episode of The Food Chain, Ruth Alexander uncovers the story of saffron from crocus flower to kitchen, finds out about the labour-intensive harvesting process, and learns about the ...

What did spark joy were the photos from my August trip to Kashmir. October-November marks the saffron harvest season, a time when the valley’s landscape transforms into a painter’s dream.

is the thread-like center of saffron flowers plucked from the flower after sprouting. The process of harvesting saffron begins in the summer, with sowing corms in an ideal environment for saffron ...