Kashmir & Saffron

Pampore saffron explained: Kashmir’s saffron town, its karewa soil, cold autumns, the GI tag since 2020 and the Oct–Nov bloom. Plus how to buy genuine kesar.

How Kashmiri saffron is made in 6 simple steps: corms planted, purple bloom, hand-picked at dawn, threads separated, dried and graded. 150+ flowers make 1 g.