Description:
Natural saffron from Morocco, in filaments certified organic.Packaged & in bulk form
Luxury item with multiple andancestral uses, saffron is coming from the dried stigmas of theflower of the same name. It was used in Mesopotamia -4.500 yearsago. Spice, seasoning, perfume, and dye which is asymbol of refinement because of its scarcity, saffron iswidespread in Ancient Greece, in Egypt, in the Phenician world, inPersia, in the Middle East, as well as in the Indochinesecultures.
Also famous for its medical andcosmetic virtues, saffron is said to have been introduced for thefirst time in Morocco in the 7th century at the time of the Arabconquests. Today, Taliouine (Morocco), knownfor the quality of its soil andits know-how, produces 95% of the Moroccansaffron. Considered as being the best of Morocco, thesaffron from Taliouine is an entirely natural product which ischaracterized by its great purity.
Three major assets arebehind its quality and its fame around the whole world. First ofall, its coloring power on the one hand, which is relatedto its crocin content (259.54). Saffron isalso appreciated for the quality of his flavor rich inpicrocrocin (97.13), which accounts for the taste. Lastly, its great flavor thanks toa high safranal content (33.14) alsocontributes to classify it among the first-ratesaffrons.
