Appearing in the written record as early as 2300 BCE, saffron can be traced in foodways around the globe, despite the finicky nature of its harvest.
  • plantteacher@mander.xyz
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    1 month ago

    For centuries, saffron has been a prized dye

    Bizarre that such a costly substance would be used as a dye for clothing. Why pay what’s likely the equivalent of HP ink when you can just get a box of Rit yellow dye at the supermarket?

    Surely the price will drop when someone figures out that drones can fly around and harvest the saffron.