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the world's most expensive spice, harvested by hand from a flower that blooms one autumn week.
priceCan cost more than gold by weight
laborNeeds 150,000 flowers for one kilogram
harvestThree crimson threads per flower, picked by hand
historyCleopatra bathed in saffron-laced milk
chemistryPigment crocin dyes anything brilliant gold