Pure Kashmiri Shahi Saffron

Our range of Pure Kashmiri Shahi Saffron, one of the oldest and the most expensive spice of the world, is a dried stigma of crocus sativus flowers, a small perennial plant, and is found in three regions only in the whole world and hence is of three types: Kashmiri, Iranian and Spanish. Iranian Saffron has a bright colour and distinctive flavour, Spanish saffron (which is of two types: Spanish Coupe saffron and Spanish superior saffron) is the most common saffron, also easiest to find, and has a strong colour and aroma. Kashmiri Saffron (a Shahi Zaffrona and a Mogra Zaffrona ), the strongest-flavoured variety of saffron, is the worlda s finest saffron and the most expensive as it is tough to obtain. It is dark red in colour and has long, perfect strands. In Kashmir, Pampore, 13km from Srinagar, is the place where Saffron is grown. Here saffron flowers bloom for about three weeks, from mid-October to the first days of November. A hundred kg of fresh flowers yield about three kilograms of dehydrated stigmas, which constitute the premium and the most costly saffron, called a Shahi Zafrana . The remaining flower parts are proceeded further to obtain inferior grades, called a Mogra Zafrana . At times where dishonest dealers adulterate saffron by adding similar materials for added weight or by dying the lower quality saffron red, Kashmir Box offers 100% pure saffron straight from the saffron fields of Kashmir. We guarantee you the best.