Everything You Should Know About Saffron

So as you can imagine, it takes thousands of stigmas to make just a small amount of saffron, and they all of to be painstakingly harvested by hand and then set out to dry either over charcoal, or under the sun.With that in mind, it’s no wonder that good quality saffron can cost about $10 for just 1 gram! This is one spice you don’t want to waste.