One of the costliest spices of the world, saffron is derived from the flower, saffron crocus. The threads, which are basically the stigmas and styles of the flowers are sorted by hand and dried, before they are packed for usage to eventually give your food a regal color and taste.
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Doesn’t the Coffea plant look great with all the berries and flowers adorning the plant? We all love our morning cup of coffee, but never do we think about the origin of that magical cup that pretty much is the reason why most of us start our day with so much enthusiasm. So, here you go. This is from where coffee comes from and now we can be even more thankful to everyone who works hard so that we get the best coffee in our cups.
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The tree from which the spice is derived from the inner bark looks like this. Quite normal the tree looks like, right? But, the inner areas of the bark are what give us the much loved spice.
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