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Few recipes provide so much and such a  flavour to dishes  as saffron does. Today, we give you a perfect recipe to overcome the very warm summer days. Specifically Couscous, Couscous with Saffron Threads, which can be served as a perfect side dish, such as a grilled vegetables. What do you need? For this recipe […]

About “ Saffron” Saffron is one of the most demanded products and, therefore, the most valuable on the market. After all, thousands of flowers are needed to extract one kilo of pure saffron. Spain, is actually, one of the countries where more saffron is harvested. In general, its plant has properties which are very valued […]

Saffron is an aromatic spice with enormous culinary, nutritional, aromatic, decorative and even medical characteristics for its carminative, soothing and tonic properties. This spice is considered the most expensive in the world, due to its laborious harvesting and is mainly used in the Mediterranean, Asian and Arabic cuisine for its aroma and its unique flavour. […]

  Arabic Coffee has a series of pecularities: add spices such as cardamom or saffron, which will give it a very special and genuine flavour. The recipe for Arabic Coffee can be made at home the same way it is traditionally prepared in Saudi Arabia. It actually is quite different from the conventional coffee we […]

We do share a “fideua” recipe.  It is a fideua with chicken and saffron in threads. Find hereunder how to make it step by step. Do not miss any of the details. Fideua with Saffron Recipe Ingredients: A small chicken in pieces A red pepper 3 garlic cloves A small handful of saffron in threads, […]

Serving  a saffron sponge cake is the perfect excuse to impress your friends and relatives. You will show them your ability in the art of pastry . Saffron is not usually one of the ingredients used to prepare a sponge cake, that is the reason why you will be tempted to do your best to […]

Saffron is the most valued and treasured spice in the world, it has a lot of uses in our cuisine. Saffron is considered to have a high content of iron, potassium, phosphorus. Uses of saffron in our cuisine Without a shred of doubt, the widest use of saffron is as food colouring; that is the […]

For all those who enjoy cooking, today we will give you a recipe which is ideal for summer time, although you could enjoy it all year round. Saffron Ice-cream is easy to make, this way, even the most inexperienced in the cooking art will be able to elaborate it only by taking the following steps. […]

Among the many uses and properties of saffron is its application as a medical facility. The infusion of saffron is a healthy remedy in alleviating certain ailments. Indeed, both medical professionals and growers have used the infusion of saffron to improve the treatment of some diseases and pains. It represents a complement to the culinary contributions of saffron, an ingredient […]

Saffron was used as an aromatic and seducing essence in ancient Egypt, according to the very first historical references available. It is obtained from the commonly called saffron flower “ rosa del azafrán”, a plant from the Iridaceae family, Cleopatra was a frequent consumer. Its properties were also well-known in Ancient Greece and in the […]

Saffron is a very valuable spice for its high gastronomical and aromatic values, moreover, the saffron properties in the skin makes its value increase in the cosmetics business. In fact, saffron is one of the ingredients used in the composition of products that enhance skin beauty and generate an anti-aging effect. These properties are found […]

Ingredients (4 – 6 servings) 1 ½ boned and skinned Chicken, if possible cut into small pieces ¼ Litre liquid cream 2 Onions Olive oil 0,15 grs. SAFFROMAN saffron Preparation Heat some olive oil in an earthenware casserole. Add the chicken and fry gently till done, remove and keep. Add the onions and fry on […]

Ingredients (4 servings) 4 large prawns 4 large lobsters 12 mussels 150 grs. squids 150 grs cuttlefish 2 medium-sized tomatoes, skinned and finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, coarsely chopped ½ onion, finely chopped 500 grs. rice 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika Olive oil Water Salt 0,15 grs. SAFFROMAN saffron Preparation Heat some olive oil […]

 Ingredients (6 servings) 6 Hake fillets 1 kg. Mussels 1 kg. Potatoes finely chopped 300 g. Onion 50 g. Butter Oregano Parsley 0,15 grs. SAFFROMAN saffron   Preparation Grease a large dish with butter. Cut the potatoes and onion in fine slices, season with salt and pepper, add the saffron and put in the oven […]

 Ingredients (4 – 6 servings) ¾ Kg dried white beans 3 Chorizos( spicy sausage) 2 Morcilla (kind of black pudding) 300 g cured pork or ham 150 g. bacon 1 ham bone 1 piece of pork ear 1 bay leaf 0,15 g SAFFROMAN saffron Preparation The day before; put the beans to soak in plenty […]

 Ingredients (4 servings) 4 dozen clams 2 onions finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic, coarsely chopped olive oil salt pepper 0,15 grs. SAFFROMAN saffron Preparation Heat some olive oil in an earthenware casserole. Add the clams and fry gently till they open, remove and put aside. Add the onions and garlic, fry on a low […]

Ingredients (4 servings) 2 cups Risotto Rice 4 chicken breasts cut into small pieces Chicken stock 200 g. mushrooms 1 red pepper ½ cup white wine 1 onion olive oil pepper salt 0,15 grs. SAFFROMAN saffron Preparation Heat some olive oil in a big pan on a hot fire. Add the onion, red pepper and […]

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