flowers yield 1 gram of dry saffron threads. Luckily, only a meager
quantity of saffron is usually needed for its magical, mystical powers.
The exquisite spice has been likened to fairy dust or gold leaf flakes.
Pat Willard’s prose is enchanting, charming and sumptuous and
is punctuated with lessons in history of the 4,000 years of journeys
of saffron from the Sumerian empire in between the rivers Tigris
and Euphrates; from the island domain of Crete; through Persia,
Kashmir, Italy, Spain and Southern France and England. Throughout
the book, she provides contemporary and ancient recipes which
incorporate saffron including a deliciously fragrant Andalusian
chicken dish, a Saffron Crème Brulee Pie recipe and the Spanish
Paella. One entire chapter narrates her own travels to Consuegra,
a small town of windmills and saffron fields in the municipality of
Toledo, Spain, where an annual “Saffron Festival” (the Fiesta de la
Rosa del Azafran) is held. The recipe for he r Saffron Crème Brulee
comes from the festival. A very informative guide to purchasing and
using saffron is provided along with a cadre of recipes for saffron
lobster, saffron consommé, saffron tea, saffron custard and saffron
lemon pound cake.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this beautifully written book and
found it to be a delightful page-turner.
“Such frail red threads,
Odd how they bleed so yellow, so contrary
To what a purple flower’s genitals
Should look like.
Craig Arnold, “saffron”
M. Saleem Seyal, MD, practices Cardiovascular Diseases with
Floyd Memorial Medical Group-River Cities Cardiology.
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