@Zzylith 16 February 2021 more from that month

Saffron - one of the most expensive foods in the world Originally from the Middle East and rightly nicknamed “red gold,” saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, with the retail price for one pound ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. Its production requires plenty of patience and long hours of manual work to extract the small pistils from each crocus sativus, or “saffron crocus,” flower. To add some context, 150 flowers produce just one gram (.05 ounces) of dry saffron!