saffron
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈsæfrən/
:
azafrán
- Combine the egg, powdered saffron, and sugar in a small bowl.
- saffron rice
- saffron threads
- a teaspoon of saffron
But in Milan you're supposed to get risotto, the saffron.
- But in Milan you're supposed to get risotto, the saffron.
- We talked about Omega threes, but my favorite is saffron.
- So why wouldn't I start with Saffron, which is prosexual, rather than the SSRIs, which sort of steal your ability to have an orgasm?
- And so back in the Middle Ages there used to be they found out there were these nuns that used to get high off of taking saffron.
- So the science of saffron, very exciting.
Examples
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For the best results, soak the saffron threads in warm water before adding them to your dish.
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Armin checked the rice, sprinkled it with saffron for the golden color of back home.
Fiction book (1997) -
A little saffron would make this!
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I'm telling you, saffron will be just the thing.
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Did you try the saffron sauce?
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Is this your saffron sauce?
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Then she dumps in lobster meat and adds some saffron.
Fiction book (2000) -
Or a butternut soup, fragrant with saffron and rich with cream and ghee?
Blog text (20) -
Popular menu items include broiled hake, paella (seafood and chicken over saffron rice), and grilled shrimp.
Academic text (1990) -
The chef added a pinch of saffron to enhance the flavor of the risotto.
Compounds
A plant like a thistle with red or orange flowers whose seeds make an oil used instead of saffron
A plant that has a bulb and makes purple or white flowers in autumn and is poisonous to eat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saffron comes from the Arabic word za'farān, the name for the tiny orange threads inside a crocus that people use as a spice and a dye, so the word now means that special, expensive spice that gives food a golden 'color' and a strong taste.