Flowers That Have Changed the World of Food #2: Saffron
“Your lips drop sweetness like honeycomb, my bride, syrup and milk are under your tongue, and your dress had the scent of Lebanon. Your cheeks are an orchard of pomegranates, an orchard full of rare fruits, spikenard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon.” What substance was revered by the ancients, was used in Cleopatra’s baths to enhance her beauty and pleasure, was used to treat … Read more