Afghan Super Negin Saffron — All-Red Threads from Herat

All-red Super Negin saffron threads from a single lot in the Herat valley, Afghanistan — hand-picked, trimmed above the pale yellow style, and harvest-dated on every jar. Choose your size below; the saffron inside is identical in every one.

Which size do I need?

• 1 gram — about 250 threads, roughly 60 cups of tea or 15 family dishes. Where most people start, and the size most often given as a gift.
• 2 grams — a year of occasional cooking for most households.
• 3 grams — the middle size, for cooks who use saffron monthly rather than yearly.
• 5 grams — for kitchens that cook with saffron weekly. The price per gram drops sharply here.
• 10 grams — the household and event size, and the lowest cost per gram we offer.

What you are buying

Whole threads, never powder. Powder is where adulteration hides — ground saffron can be padded with turmeric, safflower or dyed filler and you cannot tell by looking. A whole thread is its own evidence: you can check that it is all red, that no pale style is attached, and that the threads are long rather than broken.

How to use it

For tea, three to five threads per cup in water just off the boil, five minutes' steeping — do not stir. For a family rice dish, bloom a generous pinch of fifteen to twenty threads in two tablespoons of warm water for ten minutes, then add both the liquid and the threads. Less is more: past about six threads a cup turns bitter rather than richer.

Shipping and returns

Hand-packed in Lynn, Massachusetts and shipped with tracking, typically within one business day. Free U.S. shipping over $50. Thirty days to change your mind — if it does not bloom the way saffron should, email us and we will refund or replace it.

Standard U.S. shipping is $6.95 flat — free on orders over $50. Orders pack within 1–2 business days and arrive in 2–7 business days with tracking. Choose “Give as a Gift” at checkout for wrap and a handwritten card.

Every bottle is covered by our 30-day potency guarantee: bloom a pinch, and if it doesn't turn deep gold within 10–15 minutes, we'll replace it or refund you in full. No restocking fee, no questions.