One of the most important factors is the use of spices in cooking as a food flavoring. Without seasoning, then we will taste bland dishes. seasoning used for cooking varies greatly. Usually seasoning made from spices. Well, this time we will discuss about the world's most expensive spice in cooking. Seasoning is it, curious is not it?
Is Saffron, curry spice that is widely used for cooking typical Middle East and India.Seasonings are known as kuma - kuma a natural dye once a great flavor for health.
Saffron contains crocin as a carotenoid dye. This substance makes food becomes golden brown.
Saffron also contains many anti-carcinogenic, anti-mutagenic, immunomodulation, and antioxidants. Usually used in Asian cuisine like Indian, Arab, or Turkish. Saffron is also often used for coloring cakes, sweets, and alcohol.
Due to their high quality, do not be surprised when it can reach up to tens of millions of rupiah per kilogram her. Info acquired last, time this article was written, the price of saffron reaches about 11 million per kilogram her.
So why is so expensive spices?
Apparently derived from the saffron crocus flower stalk buds sativu. As the number of little stigma including the saffron the most expensive spice in the world. Purple saffron flowers alone and only had 3 in 1 flower stalk buds.
Stigma stalk has a smooth texture like yarn measuring 2-4 cm. Saffron flower pistil bright orange like saffron and of high quality.
Usually used as a dye saffron yellow rice. For example in India as a dye paela, typical Indian food. Saffron was also used as a dye risotto in Milan.
Curious as to what is the most expensive spice flavors? Saffron has a slightly bitter taste on the tongue and aroma legit.
Saffron flower pistil stalk too easily become dry. So the stigma should be stored in an airtight container or jar. Saffron flowers will thrive if it gets enough water, planted in loose soil and a certain slope has so much sun.
This spice was already cultivated since 3000 years ago. Most of the saffron flower grown in the Mediterranean region to the eastern region of Kashmir. Each year, farmers can produce about 300 tons of saffron from around the world.
Some of the world's saffron producing countries are Iran, Spain, India, Greece, Azerbaijan, Morocco, and Italy.
With a wide range of nutrients contained in them, these plants can serve as a cancer preventative, sharpen vision, improve the body's immune system and treat the symptoms of depression. The way is by mixing saffron into hot tea or spread on the bed of saffron.
Besides, saffron can also be used to lose weight, because it can cause effects not feel hungry.
In addition to properties-properties that have been mentioned above, saffron can also relieve disease due to asthma, menstrual, and imnosia.
But be careful if you take too much. Total consumption of too much can cause poisoning effects. So should consume saffron with a reasonable amount.
