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The name itself sounds exotic and alluring. Red strands tinged with yellow; a fiery beauty which humans have found irresistible for millennia.

Saffron is made from the saffron crocus, a purple flower that blooms in autumn and the flowers only bloom for one to three weeks each year.

” Each bloom from this crocus produces three yellow styles, each of which ends with a crimson-red stigma. The combination of golden style and crimson stigma constitute what we know as a saffron thread. These threads are plucked by hand and dried, resulting in a fragrant, beautiful spice that is prized the world over.

Iran is one of the oldest regions known to have cultivated saffron. Iran’s agricultural and garden products including Saffron enjoy high quality due to the variety in its climatic conditions.

Saffron is one of the most beloved and precious spices of ancient cultures because of its aroma, color, pharmaceutical and aphrodisiac properties, which is called Health Flower, king of spices and red gold and it’s the most expensive plant in the