Saffron

Saffron ROME. Pure saffron of the highest quality.

The King of spices: saffron. Precious, very fragrant, and rare, it is thought to be a spice already known in prehistoric times and was used by Greeks, Romans, and in biblical lands. It is said that the Romans loved saffron and used it to celebrate the emperor, literally creating a carpet of crocuses.

Although a legend tells that it was the Phoenicians who brought it to Spain, it almost certainly arrived in Europe via the Arabs in the 10th century.

But it is the particular method of production that makes saffron so rare and precious: each saffron flower has only three stigmas, which must be picked at dawn, before the sun scorches them. The stigmas are then selected and dried, a process in which they lose 80% of their weight and intensify their flavor.

We at ROMA FINE FOODS choose only the best saffron, with the highest contents of crocin and safranal, to offer you the best quality under the best conditions.