The Colour Purple
By ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
India
November 5, 2017 1:11am CST
The lovely purple coloured flowers are home to one of the most expensive spices in the world.
And in the process , purple gives way to the colour saffron.
But then saffron is the colour and also the spice. The thread like stigma of the purple crocus flower are dried to produce this exclusive spice. A few strands mixed with milk gives a golden yellow colour to the food.It also gives an distinctive aroma to the dish.
This spice is cultivated in the North West corner of my country. All family members pitch in during harvesting and it is back breaking work. A huge quantity of the purple flowers are required to produce just one pinch of the spice.
PS:Photo from the net
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Nov 17
Yes,saffron goes well with rice,fish and meat dishes.
We put in biriyani too
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Nov 17
@galaxy2017 because it is difficult to get the pure one..Apparently some fake saffron is also mixed up
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@galaxy2017 (179)
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6 Nov 17
I also like saffron risotto, but here it is difficult to taste saffron risotto.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
5 Nov 17
oh wow, that must be so precious spice,
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
5 Nov 17
Interesting information I was not aware of. Very pretty flowers making a spice.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 17
@responsiveme I think I read that the little bits they harvest are more a yellow colour.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
9 Nov 17
Confusing isn't it. ...I suppose because saffron is the colour too
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
9 Nov 17
@JudyEv the yellow comes from the stigma of the flowers..Pic here somewhere in the responses
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
5 Nov 17
I always admire them, I think they are so pretty! I can't say I ever had them before haha
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 17
Great colour for flowers and anything else
Sheb Wooley released this single in July 1958 and it hit #1 within 2 weeks and remained there for 6 weeks. This is the original version -- hard to find these...
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
6 Nov 17
@responsiveme black, I tend to like darkness and the Gothic
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Nov 17
The message said.no video available.will try again.
Your fav colour?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
7 Nov 17
@arthurchappell purple in its darker hues
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
5 Nov 17
That is an amazing pic my friend!
Good to know that purple gives way to saffron..I though saffron was yellow color.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
6 Nov 17
@responsiveme Yes I always love the color.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Nov 17
The saffron is the reddish orange stigma of the purple flower...It gives the Yellow tinge to dishes
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
6 Nov 17
@responsiveme Yes I get that. I was just wondering if the saffron can be obtained from yellow or white crocuses too.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Nov 17
The crocus is purple, the saffron comes from the stigma of the flower which is orange red.will check out if I can post a pic
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
5 Nov 17
Great photo .... I wondered where saffron came from...thanks for sharing this interesting post ...
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Nov 17
Thanks...Now you know
Photo not mine..Got from net
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
5 Nov 17
@responsiveme , yes that's fine ....
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Nov 17
Great photo. Love all that purple. Never knew this spice come from purple. It is quite an expensive spice but I love the aroma.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Nov 17
@responsiveme yep usually rice dishes but also in some soups.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Nov 17
It is the stigma of the spice.The aroma is distinctive..What do you put it in?
We put it in rice dishes
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Nov 17
I've heard of that spice, but never used it or had it in food, so I've no clue how it tastes. If I had to help harvest those crops, I'd take a chair of some type and move that around so I wouldn't have to be in a back-breaking position for too long. Wouldn't that look funny?
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Nov 17
@responsiveme Before I got my first knee replaced last winter, I'd garden from a chair a lot. It saves the back especially when one knee has no more bend anymore. Once I get the second one done next summer I hope to be able to stoop a bit more to ease my back that way. If it's still tiring, then I'll revert back to the chair.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
11 Nov 17
@MarshaMusselman
You can do a bit of both...It's the knees and eyes that tell.me I am growing older
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
11 Nov 17
You may be on to new invention to make the labour lesser.
In time who knows?1 person likes this
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
12 Nov 17
That looks so beautiful but it certainly sounds like a hard job to do. I had no idea that saffron came from the crocus. We grow purple crocus in our yard, I'll have to look it up and see if we can make our own saffron..
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
14 Nov 17
@responsiveme I don't know but if I find out I will let you know.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
14 Nov 17
@PainsOnSlate ok....If you have those crocuses then you are sitting on a gold, rather saffron, mine
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
12 Nov 17
Let us know if you are able..
Is it the same purple crocus?
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@DianneN (246893)
• United States
6 Nov 17
@responsiveme Yes, I've heard that, too.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Nov 17
Yup, you also got to be careful that it is the real thing
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
11 Nov 17
It does have a distinctive aroma.I have not used for ages...My cooking is mostly the simple variety
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Nov 17
Yes, that is indeed beautiful. For sweets also a bit of saffron is put on top
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 17
does the purple color comes off when hands touch them?
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