Začin koji je nekad vrijedio kao zlato
Saffron comes from tiny flower threads picked by hand, and for most of history a pound of it cost about the same as a pound of gold.
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Ovaj začin je nekad vrijedio koliko i zlato iste težine. Pošalji ovo nekome tko voli kuhati. Šafran dolazi od jednog malog ljubičastog cvijeta, šafranike. Unutar svakog cvijeta su tri tanke crvene niti, i samo se te nježne niti ikad koriste.
Radnici moraju ubrati svaku nit ručno, rano ujutro prije nego se cvjetovi otvore na suncu. Treba na desetke tisuća cvjetova da se dobije samo pola kilograma šafrana. Kroz veći dio povijesti, to pola kilograma osušenih niti koštalo je otprilike koliko i pola kilograma zlata.
Danas zlato košta mnogo više od šafrana, ali šafran ostaje najskuplji začin u bilo kojoj kuhinji na svijetu. Jedan prstohvat može promijeniti boju i okus cijelog lonca riže.
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