

Sophomore Year at ASU – Day 126 – Ingrown Hair and Saffron
Ok, I'm warning you - the show starts with a little needle work (completely ineffective by the way - just ended up stabbing myself) and ends with the ...
Ok, I’m warning you – the show starts with a little needle work (completely ineffective by the way – just ended up stabbing myself) and ends with the price of Saffron. What is Saffron, you ask? Saffron is the most precious and most expensive spice in the world! The Saffron filaments, or threads, are actually the dried stigmas of the saffron flower, “Crocus Sativus Linneaus”. Each flower contains only three stigmas. These threads must be picked from each flower by hand, and more than 75000 of these flowers are needed to produce just one pound of Saffron filaments, making it the world’s most precious spice. But, because of Saffron’s strong coloring power and intense flavor, it can be used sparingly. Saffron is used both for its bright orange-yellow color and for its strong, intense flavor an
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