{"id":260,"date":"2015-11-10T14:23:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T14:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dialkashmir.com\/blog\/?p=260"},"modified":"2020-01-05T03:54:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T03:54:12","slug":"kong-posh-kya-wanaan-story-of-saffron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dialkashmir.com\/blog\/kong-posh-kya-wanaan-story-of-saffron\/","title":{"rendered":"Kong Posh Kya Wanaan – The Story Of Saffron"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saffron<\/em> is the most precious and expensive spice in the world. This purple colored flower has a fascinating fragrance, pleasant flavor and a beautiful color.<\/p>\n

1. Kashmir is one of the three prominent cultivating places of saffron all over the world besides Iran and Spain.<\/p>\n

\"Saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

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2. Pampore, which is situated at a distance of 15 kilometers from Srinagar, is famous all over the world for its high grade saffron. Saffron is also grown, though in a limited scale, in Kishtwar of Jammu.<\/p>\n

\"Saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Saffron has been grown in Kashmir since the Mughal period, which began in the 16th century when saffron bulbs \u2014 a species of crocus \u2014 were brought from Iran.<\/p>\n

\"Saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Saffron has several names-Zafran, Kesar, Kong, Kong Posh etc.<\/p>\n

\"Saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

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5. Saffron is the dried, redish, flattened stigma of cultivated saffron plant.<\/p>\n

\"dried<\/a><\/p>\n

Saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Saffron is the world\u2019s costliest spice and is called the red gold.\"saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Almost 130-160 flowes constitute 1 gm of saffron.<\/p>\n

\"zaffran<\/a><\/p>\n

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8. Saffron is a perennial crop, lasting for about 10 to 15 years after sowing.<\/p>\n

\"saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

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9.It is an annual crop. All the work is done manually from sowing to harvesting.<\/p>\n

\"Saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

10. The farmer avoids the fields in the vicinity of large trees as they reduce the moisture content in the soil. Moreover, the plot should not be close to any water-body as water may damage the seeds of the crop.<\/p>\n

\"saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

11. In Jammu and Kashmir, saffron is normally sown in August and till the 15th of September.<\/p>\n

\"kashmir<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

12. Harvesting of saffron commences in the last week of October and continues for 4-6 weeks.<\/p>\n

\"saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

13. During harvesting or plucking of flowers, the atmosphere must not be hot. So, this process is completed early in the morning after the disappearance of dew.\"saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

14. After plucking the flowers from the field, family members sit together to separate the stigma (saffron) from the flower by hand.<\/p>\n

\"saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

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15. When the stigma is separated, it is then left to dry in a room and not directly under the sun which fades its color.<\/p>\n

\"saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

16. Saffron flowers are collected in specially designed baskets of bamboo and willow.<\/p>\n

\"saffron<\/p>\n

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17. It is water-soluble and when added to the dish, gives a pure and homogeneous color.<\/p>\n

\"Saffron<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

18. Its primary usage is as a flavoring agent. In Kashmir, it is used in kehwa- a special kashmiri tea, wazwaan and other dishes as well. It has lot of medicinal properties.<\/p>\n

\"kesar_kulfi\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

It can be truly said of kesar, that it is gold in edible form.<\/p>\n

Buy Saffron Online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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