Ghaffer, a Kabul native who recently founded a saffron importing business in D.C., was following journalists in Afghanistan on social media to get live updates on the Taliban’s surprising seizure of ...

Mohammad Salehi was preparing a Persian rice dish when he realized the meal didn’t taste right. The problem was the spice.

Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice, and Salehi is on a mission to prove to the farmers he works with in Afghanistan that growing it is a meaningful and profitable alternative to ...

And because much of the world’s saffron grows in Greater Khorasan, the historical region that straddles eastern Iran and Afghanistan, it’s commonly believed that its warm, fertile land is also ...

Kabul, June 13 (EFE).– Cultivation of saffron, the “red gold” and economic powerhouse in Afghanistan’s Herat province, has become a symbol of resilience, driven by Afghan women excluded by ...

Prior to Saffron Kitchen, Yawary sharpened his skills at his own restaurant, Roya Afghan Cuisine, which was in Walnut Creek ...

The price of saffron has crossed Rs 5 lakh per kilo – as much as 50 grammes of gold. The development came after India shut ...

Despite a price of up to $5,000 per kilogram, saffron continues to be a coveted ingredient in fine dining, prized for its rich aroma, vibrant color and subtle earthy-sweet flavor.

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Saffron prices in Afghanistan have declined sharply over the past year, raising fears that some farmers ...

Mr. Ghani had fled Afghanistan already ... Gone are the formal banquets of saffron-stained, rose-scented languor — and the protein-bar and light-beer cravings of the American contractors ...