Sprouting from the saffron crocus plant, saffron is an aromatic spice best known and appreciated for its distinct flavor and rich golden color. All around the world, saffron is also treasured for ...

The most expensive spice in the world has a distinct flavor and rich history. Though saffron has a history that dates back thousands of years, it maintains an air of exclusivity and mystery.

It’s hard work to harvest, but a growing cadre of small farmers and home gardeners are cultivating the spice for profit, or ...

The spice saffron, as well as being famously expensive, is packed with antioxidants. It is said to help combat depression and lower blood pressure, to soften your skin and hair and is essential in ...

Saffron, a spice derived from the Crocus sativus flower indigenous to Southwest Asia, has been an essential ingredient in our cooking and traditional medicines for centuries. It is celebrated for ...

As well as a spectacular location, Pampore is India's centre for saffron - a spice so valuable that it is sometimes called red gold. Derived from the crocus plant, saffron fetches around $1,500 ...

Narrator: This is saffron and just one pound of it can cost you $5,000. It is easily the world's most expensive spice. The next most expensive spice? Vanilla, at about $600 a pound. So ...

Narrator: This is saffron and just one pound of it can cost you $5,000. It is easily the world's most expensive spice. The next most expensive spice? Vanilla, at about $600 a pound. So ...