Most of us have heard that saffron is expensive. Some might even know it's a spice that comes from a flower.Still, few truly ...

Gulzar Ahmad Kuchay has been farming, harvesting, and selling Kashmiri saffron — known to be the best variety of the spice — for over 30 years. Every autumn, his family comes together for the annual ...

ASKAOUN, MoroccoASKAOUN, Morocco — A 10-year-old boy calls for the dawn prayer in an isolated village in Morocco’s Atlas mountains, announcing a laborious day racing against the clock to harvest ...

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - It is early morning in a saffron field outside the western Afghan city of Herat and dozens of women are harvesting the delicate purple flowers, working quickly to gather ...

Villagers from Krokos, a small town in the northern Greece, pick saffron for a fortnight each year. Despite competing with produce from Iran and Spain, many chefs regard Greek saffron as the world's ...

Epicurious has posted an interview with Claire Cheney, an author who recently returned from working the saffron harvest in northern Greece. There for her book about the pricey spice, she learned ...

A prolonged dry spell has raised alarm among thousands of saffron growers across Kashmir, with experts warning of further ...

Finding a safe house in Afghanistan for saffron - that's right, saffron. The spice was high on Mohammad's list as he watched the Taliban take over his home country. Now, we're just using his first ...