Our Herati Saffron has a beautiful delicate floral flavor, golden color and warm, honeyed fragrance reminiscent of dried roses and fresh hay. Our saffron threads are pulled carefully from the flower, which leaves a characteristic flame-colored tail.
Saffron is a key element in cuisines from the Mediterranean to South Asia and is used in both sweet and savory preparations. It adds a distinctive floral flavor and golden color to fragrant rice dishes like paella, risotto and biryani, to frozen desserts like ice cream and kulfi, and to traditional teas.
Cooking Tips: Steep a few threads in warm water when making crunchy baked rice. Add a pinch of threads when making paella. Fold into buttery bread, cake or cookie doughs. Steep in cream for a rich pasta sauce.
Ingredients - Whole saffron threads (Crocus sativa)
Origin: Herat, Afghanistan
Non-GMO, No Preservatives, No Filler, Kosher, and salt free
0.5g Jar
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