based spice business, Diaspora Spice Co., sources its inventory from a small family farm in the Kashmiri town of Pampore, where the flowers have been cultivated since at least the 12th century.

Did you know that the world’s most expensive spice comes from a type of crocus? It’s true. Saffron is derived from Crocus ...

The next most expensive spice? Vanilla, at about $600 a pound ... To harvest the saffron, you need a lot of hand works to pick up the flowers, separate — saffron is dehydrated or dry stigma.

They say where flowers bloom so does hope. The line has stayed with me since I was learning about growing daffodils a few months ago. And when recently Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy for her ...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means you're likely busy planning the perfect menu. If you're still not sure ...

Sought after for thousands of years as a spice, a dye, and a medicine, you need over 150 flowers to make just 1 gram of saffron. And the stuff you have at home in the cupboard could well be fake.

And each flower has three red stigmas - that's the ... Who knew this little spice packed such a punch?