This selection of pictures shows the life journey of saffron, from a beautiful flower to one of the most expensive spices The Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) blooms in Kashmir Valley, surrounded by ...

A native New Yorker of Mexican heritage, Diana Perez has spent the last 17 years working across the culinary media landscape. A graduate of Syracuse University (cum laude), Diana first worked in ...

The part of the flower that is used to make the spice is the reddish-brown threads found in the flower. Nussbaum says it’s expensive because of how it’s harvested. “It's super, super expensive and ...

In the small town of New Home, thirty minutes south of Lubbock, stately houses in freshly paved residential areas face the dusty, flat horizon dotted with cotton rows, tumbleweeds, and dust devils. It ...