Laborious to harvest and extortionately priced, the sunset-coloured stigmas of the saffron crocus have an extraordinarily warm, pungent taste. Fortunately, however, a little goes a very long way … The saffron crocus has six lilac-purple flowers, three yellow stamens and three orange-red stigmas ...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/27/saffron-tomato-rice-recipe-rachel-roddy-richard-olney)