かつて金と同じ値段だった香辛料
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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この香辛料は、かつて同じ重さの金と同じ価値がありました。料理が好きな人に送ろう。サフランは、クロッカスという小さな紫色の花から採れます。それぞれの花の中には、三本の細い赤い糸があり、その繊細な糸だけが使われます。
働く人たちは、花が朝日を浴びて開く前に、早朝、すべての糸を手で摘み取らなければなりません。わずか一ポンドのサフランを作るのに、数万本の花が必要です。歴史のほとんどの間、その一ポンドの乾いた糸は、一ポンドの金とほぼ同じ値段でした。
今日では、金はサフランよりずっと高価ですが、サフランは今でも世界中の台所で最も高価な香辛料です。ひとつまみで、鍋いっぱいのご飯の色と味を変えることができます。
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