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The saffron plantations are created on the hills

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 29 Dec

In India saffron are considered very delicious spice. They are grown on the hills. The high level of mist and dew during the winter does not affect the saffron. From the height the foothills look...

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566 are waiting for me!

Vicki Warner @VickiJW (260) • Canada 17 Oct 20

October is the craziest month for bounty from the garden for me. Some years back I decided to fill my raised beds with a saffron crop. Over the space of four years the crocus sativus corms I planted have increased dramatically in...

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Foods A-Z - S is for Saffron

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222285) • United States 26 May 20

Saffron is a spice derived from the saffron crocus. The threads (the long orange-colored parts of the flower in the picture) are collected and dried and used mainly for seasoning and for coloring food and textiles. It has been...

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Unused Gift

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 18 Nov 19

I have an unused gift that I don’t want to go waste. December 2017, my classmate who is working abroad had her vacation here. Another purpose of her visit is to attend our school grand alumni homecoming. I asked her if she can buy...

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The Colour Purple

ARM @responsiveme (22923) • India 5 Nov 17

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...

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Odd Food Facts For Today

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 11 Jan 17

Odd Food Facts For Today Movie theaters actually make most of their money from selling snacks – over $650 million per year. I know the cost of popcorn is outrageous! Did you know that back in the “olden days” soda bottles for...

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Why is saffron ridiculously expensive?

roque20 @roque20 (518) • Philippines 20 Oct 08

The saffron threads used to color and flavor many dishes, particularly in Indian cooking, are the golden orange stigmata of the autumn crocus, a plant of the iris family. Autumn crocuses are far from rare. So why is saffron so...

Have you ever eaten Indian food?

PearlGrace @PearlGrace (3171) • United States 13 Aug 08

This weekend, we went to Palm Beach. I found an Indian restaurant called, Saffron. So, my husband and I ate dinner there one night. As Indian food is one of our favorites that we can't get where we live, we were anxious to have it...

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calling all indians report here!!!!!!!!

sarangsadh @sarangsadh (167) • India 4 Jul 07

Well i have seen many indians in mylot so far quite a few on this american website so who all are from india pls report in here and state where you are from and what you do we will add each other as friends and make as many...

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Which is your favourite exotic ice cream flavour?

velvetprinzess @velvetprinzess (1064) • Singapore 14 Mar 07

I've tried some rather exotic flavours before such as cinnamon, saffron and pulut hitam. All are really nice. My favourite is saffron because it has this warm mild spicy flavour that goes well with the coldness of ice cream. Which...

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why is saffron so expensive?

xxabhix @xxabhix (321) • India 30 Dec 06

i went to the market to buy saffron and it burnt a hole in my purse y is it so expensive is there and alternative for saffron that i can use

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how to make flavoured soya milk?

kaushikg77 @kaushikg77 (258) • India 7 Nov 06

Do you know the preparation recipe for soya milk. The flavour I prefer ranges vanilla, saffron, kesar, elaichi, badam, pista,etc.

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