Saffron Fish Stew
A Mediterranean fish stew with fennel, leek and orange peel, built on 40 saffron threads split between the broth and the final stir.
Read article →Field notes & recipes
Saffron Recipes
Field notes from a saffron house: how to tell real saffron from dyed, what Super Negin actually means, the Afghan tea ritual, and the dishes worth spending threads on — qabuli pulao, sholeh zard, sheer yakh. Start with the saffron ritual, check our lab results, or go straight to the crystal collection.
Saffron Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp scampi with 30 saffron threads bloomed in warm water and folded into a cold-butter pan sauce, ready in about half an hour.
Read article →Saffron Roast Chicken
A whole roast chicken with 30 bloomed saffron threads in butter under the skin, finished with a saffron butter pan sauce.
Read article →Slow-Braised Saffron Lamb Shanks
Lamb shanks braised three hours with 40 saffron threads split across two infusions, one for colour and one for aroma.
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Saffron Butter Chicken
Butter chicken with saffron bloomed into the finishing cream instead of extra chilli, which lifts the sauce without making it sweeter.
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Everything in the journal comes back to the same bottles: single-origin Herati Super Negin, single-origin and harvest-dated.
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The Crystal Bottle — 1 g
One gram of Super Negin in a crystal keepsake bottle. About 60 cups of tea.
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The Gift Box
Two crystal bottles in a gold-foiled gift box — one to give, one to keep.
$27.991 g + teacup & saucer
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The Connoisseur Jar — 5 g
For the kitchen that cooks with saffron, not around it.
$44.99$12.00/g
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