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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing 1917

  • 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

  • The yellow seeds of lilies will answer nearly the saffron's purpose.

    Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Eliza Leslie 1822

  • Pimentón (smoked paprika) is saffron's best friend, in my opinion.

    Ask MetaFilter Mutant 2010

  • Safflower won't infuse a dish with saffron's distinctive hay-like flavor.

    MailTribune.com Latest Headlines 2010

  • 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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