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Mr. Dacosta, who is known for finding radical culinary solutions lurking behind local Valencian customs, is a fan of saffron's most famous application in Spain—paella, the rice mélange that Spaniards associate with Valencia but also treat as something of a national dish.
The Purple Gold of La Mancha J. S. Marcus 2011
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Add the saffron, stir briefly so that the olive oil begins taking on the saffron's color, then add the fava beans.
fava up first 2009
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When you grind it, you expose much more of the saffron's surface area to the food you're working with, and it spreads more evenly throughout the food -- so you get deeper flavor and brighter color, using less.
Archive 2007-01-01 tannaz 2007
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When you grind it, you expose much more of the saffron's surface area to the food you're working with, and it spreads more evenly throughout the food -- so you get deeper flavor and brighter color, using less.
A Stitch in.. tannaz 2007
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The crane's-bill has a word for the gnat; the helleborine fills her goblet only for the wasp; the yellow iris calls to the honey-fly; the meadow saffron's veined cup is for the bee.
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Rather than promoting saffron's obvious floral component, the combination with the nuts brings out a grassy, almost hay-like character.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CHRIS JOHNS 2011
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The yellow seeds of lilies will answer nearly the saffron's purpose.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Eliza Leslie 1822
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Pimentón (smoked paprika) is saffron's best friend, in my opinion.
Ask MetaFilter Mutant 2010
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Safflower won't infuse a dish with saffron's distinctive hay-like flavor.
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They will be investigating saffron's ability to treat genetic diseases of the eye, such as retinitis pigmentosa, which can cause lifelong blindness in young people.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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