Since the time of early Egypt, saffron has been the spice of pharaohs, maharajas and kings. The price of saffron at $100 an ounce is often compared to gold. The intensive hand labor is what makes ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A few years ago, my neighborhood supermarket made a pricing error on saffron. The cashier insisted the price was $1 a tube. I would imagine it ...

A long line of late-night dessert enthusiasts overcome by a gnawing sweet tooth spills out the front doors of Saffron and Rose Ice Cream most Friday nights. The shop, with its floral and aromatic ...

Turn risotto and ice cream into gold with this prized ingredient. Saffron is a spice derived from the autumn crocus flower (Crocus sativus), a perennial plant that blooms in the fall. There are three ...

Saffron is the ingredient that drew me to this recipe for a pasta sauce made of roasted bell peppers, a shallot, wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and tomatoes. I opted for home-made pasta with ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! On a damp Sunday afternoon in October, Robert Martin Keen drove down a craggy road in ...

Saffron is a prized, expensive spice — but when it comes to cooking it, you can have too much of a good thing. That's according to food writer Monica Bhide, who was born in India and now lives in ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In the Western province of Herat, 90 percent of the former poppy farmers have switched to growing the pungent and yellow spice, ...