SPANISH SAFFRON

SPANISH SAFFRON

One more good variety of saffron is known as the SPANISH SAFFRON .It is called as AZAFRAN in spanish. The spanish saffron has a special place in the history.

It is always treated as very valuable . At some time in history it was also being used as a form of currency.The study of history also shows that spanish and greece women used the saffron as the cosmetic.the study also tells us that the ancient king nero covered his street for his parades.the history of saffron is not originally from spain as it came from the asia.The asia brought the saffron to spain.

Today almost three-quarters of the world’s production of saffron is grown in Spain. The cost of Spanish saffron is based upon the high quality and the price of spanish saffron is twice than the saffron produced in iran.It is said tha the cultivation of this plant was introduced to the Peninsula by the Arabs.The spanish people use the saffron in different food recipes like mixed paella,monkfish paella,chicken and shrimp paella and arroz al horno(baked rice).