Good Food
A precious spice faces an uncertain future
Kashmir, a conflict-ridden region on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, is home to the most coveted and expensive spice: Kashmiri saffron.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readKashmir, a conflict-ridden region on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, is home to the most coveted and expensive spice: Kashmiri saffron. Sharanya Deepak recently reported for Eater on the precarious future of saffron in an area where agriculture accounts for nearly 80 percent of the local economy.
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The full episode
2 of 6Disappearing saffron, edible gardens, and regional Chinese food- 0:00Gardens can grow anywhere—even on your balcony
- 9:10A precious spice faces an uncertain futureYou’re reading this
- 19:39Market Report: The Four Stages of Cilantro
- 27:50“Cooking South of the Clouds”
- 37:58The food of the Teochew diaspora
- 50:32Patricia Escárcega samples sambal at DTLA’s Kasih