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Crocus sativus (Saffron)
Close-up of flowers with purple petals, yellow anthers and red styles. Fine linear leaves. Cultivated for the orange-red stigmas. Once grown intensively at Saffron Walden, Essex, but finest supplies now come from Spain. At least 60,000 flowers are needed to make one pound of saffron. Gives colour and a spicy, aromatic, slightly bitter taste. Used in the Provencal dish, Bouillabaisse, and risotto m…
Creator
- Rowan McOnegal
Subject
- Saffron
- Herb
- Cookery
Creator
- Rowan McOnegal
Subject
- Saffron
- Herb
- Cookery
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Rowan McOnegal
Source
- N0020195
Identifier
- N0020195
- NMSB Frame No NOVIDEO
- vyr4k4r3
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:39:36.481Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:39:36.481Z