The saffron crocus are the dried stigmas of the flower itself. Each flower only produces three of these and the are so fragile that they have to be collected by hand. It's the scarcity of saffron and it's labour-intensive harvesting that makes this spice so expensive. Thankfully good saffron is very pungent an a little goes a long way. It's made from the stamens of a crocus. These are tiny and picked by hand, and it takes a large number of them to make even a small amount of saffron.
Yes because of selling saffron which is expensive
The very expensive spice Saffron is derived from the flower of the saffron crocus.
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. Do you like to cook with saffron? How long do you soak saffron before using it?
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Saffron is the world's most expensive spice by weight.
The most expensive food items in general were spices. Of the spices, the most expensive was saffron.
Saffron, with the botanical name crocus sativus, is the most expensive spice in the world. Derived from the dried stigmas of the purple saffron crocus, it takes anything from 70,000 to 250,000 flowers to make one pound of saffron. The flowers have to be individually hand-picked in the autumn when fully open. Fortunately, only a little needs to be added to a dish to lend it colour and aroma; too much makes the food bitter