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Saffron
Crocus sativus
Three red threads from a sterile autumn crocus — the dearest spice on earth, and a traditional mood-and-digestion pinch.
Flavor
Honey, hay, and a faint metallic bitterness. A pinch perfumes a pot; a teaspoon is a dye vat.
Symptoms
low mood, indigestion, anxiety
In favor
A true kitchen spice
Against
Expensive because it is labor
Days to harvest
60–90 days from a late-summer planting to first threads
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