Next time you debate the cost of a small bottle of saffron in the market, think of this: It takes 70,000 crocus flowers to produce 1 lb of dried saffron (Saffron is the dried stigma of a crocus flower, see above, pretty no?) And to harvest and process that same 1 lb of saffron, it takes 200 hours of labor. Now you get it?!
Why is Saffron So Expensive?
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