Friday, April 07, 2006

Secrets of Saffron: The Vagabond Life of the World's Most Seductive Spice: Book review

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Secrets of Saffron: The Vagabond Life of the World's Most Seductive Spice, RC 58625, spins a tale of intrigue and fascination. Saffron, still the world's most costly spice, lends its vivid yellow-orange color and fragrance to noted dishes in several of the world's great cuisines including that of Iran aka Persia and India. Learn about the long history and lore of this magical spice and how the nymph Smilax, growing bored with the attentions of the mortal Crocus, turned him into a purple flower. It's not nice to bother Greek gods and goddesses and even nymphs as their puerile tendencies can be disastrous to defenseless mortals of either gender.

I have tried several times to visit www.saffroninfo.com to learn more about saffron, but the site seems to be down.

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