Where To Buy Saffron Spice in Namibia?

Saffron is a spice consequential from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the “saffron crocus”. The bright crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and coloring agent in food.

 

Where To Buy Saffron Spice in Namibia?

You can get saffron spices in Namibia from the following shops; Namcas Spice, Authentic Spices/Delights, Crown Mills, Zero Waste Store Namibia, Indian Shop, ShopRite Windhoek, Checkers Maerua Mall, Spar Hochland, ShopRite Lafrenz, and others.

What is Saffron spice used for?

Aside used to flavor dishes or as natural dye, it can be used outside food as well. It extracts are used to dye textiles or added to fragrances.

Why saffron is expensive?

Since such a small part of the flower is used, it takes 75,000 saffron flowers to make one pound of saffron spice. The small amount of saffron spice per plant, along with the fact that harvesting must be done manually, leads to saffron’s being majorly expensive.

 

What does saffron taste like?

Saffron has a sweet, floral taste to it. It’s earthy and has a complex nuanced flavor. On the other hand, saffron that tastes bitter, metallic, or plastic like are often cheap imitators of this unique spice and should be avoided.

 

How expensive is saffron?

Depending on the state of the market, Insider reports that one pound of saffron can cost upward of $5,000 per pound. Further, due to its biologically difficult nature, these prices can fluctuate with every growing season and every harvest.

 

Where does saffron comes from?

 

It is believed that, saffron originated and was first cultivated in Greece. But today, the spice is now grown in Iran, Greece, Morocco and India.