ALCALDE — Douglas Oberwortmann and his wife have been picking saffron crocus blooms almost every day for the past three weeks, then carefully removing the bright red, thread-like stigmas from each ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Farmers in Béjaïa, on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, have been affected by drought in recent years, depressing their harvests and discouraging them ...

Saffron is composed of the dried stigmas or "threads" of the purple saffron crocus. The word derives from the Arabic za'faran, meaning yellow. The Crocus sativus, from which the threads are ...

When winter sets in, the body naturally craves warmth, comfort, and deeper nourishment. One ancient spice that perfectly meets these needs is saffron, often called red gold. Beyond its luxurious aroma ...