2006-07-18 03:14:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Yes, saffron is the most expensive herb, at several thousand per pound, last I checked, because it takes 40,000 stamen threads to be picked to make a pound. Luckily, the stuff is really lightweight, and it only takes a couple of saffron threads to flavor a whole pot of rice.
2006-07-18 03:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by DMBthatsme 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be vanilla, but I think it might well be saffron. The reason saffron is so expensive is because it takes a lot of flowers to get a little of the spicy yellow stuff that makes latin rice recipes sooooo good.
2006-07-18 10:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by metrobluequeen1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Saffron- which is the stamens of a certain type of flower. It has to be hand picked and each flower only contains about 3 stamens or so, so it is extremely expensive.
2006-07-18 10:50:28 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not Vanilla...But, SAFFRON.
Flavoring and coloring in rice, stews, curries and fish. This is the world's most expensive spice
http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/resources/food.for.thought/herbs/chart3.html
2006-07-18 11:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by Swirly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saffron is like $2000.00 an ounce or something like that.
2006-07-18 11:51:02 · answer #5 · answered by 2sweet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a gonna say: saffron.
2006-07-18 10:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
saffron?
2006-07-18 10:18:57 · answer #7 · answered by llbell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋