Saffron shine nau'i mai tsada mafi tsada a duniya. Yana da 'yan asalin yankin kudu maso gabashin Asia amma an kawo shi zuwa Girka da kuma horar da shi. Ya zo daga crocus na saffron wanda yake shi ne karamin furanni mai banƙyama wanda ya yi girma a cikin bazara. Abincin yana da kyau sosai a cikin shekaru 1400 na yaki da makaman sha hudu da aka yi a kan satar da aka ba shi. Magunguna na kiwon lafiya wadanda suka dawo sama da shekaru dubu hudu suna amfani da saffron a matsayin babban sashi.
Ana amfani dasu don magance cututtuka 90. Saffron ba kawai yana da bambanci dandano, yana da m ja launi sa ya sauki tabo a yi jita-jita. Yayinda yake kasancewa mai ban sha'awa a tsawon karnoni, yawan kudin da aka yi na saffron na gaskiya ya haifar da dama da dama don shiga kasuwar. Ga yadda za ku iya gane bambancin da abin da za a canza lokacin da kawai ba za ku iya samun ainihin ma'amala ba.
Fake Saffron Copycats
Saffron Amurka ko Mexican saffron ne ainihin safflower, memba na Daisy iyali da kuma irin shuka daga abin da muke samun safflower man fetur. Kodayake an bushe, furanni masu amfani suna nuna halayyar launin launin launin launin launin toka, ba shi da wani dandano kuma ba saffron maye gurbin dan takarar.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) , wanda aka fi sani da Indian Saffron, mai gaskiya ne don maye gurbin saffron, amma yana cikin memba na ginger . Yi amfani da turmeric sau da yawa kamar saffron canza tun lokacin da ta dandano acrid iya sauƙaƙe da abincin. An yi amfani da Turmeric don shimfiɗa ƙanshi mai ƙanshi ta hanyar 'yan kasuwa marasa kula.
Wani gargadi game da Saffron Meadow (Colchicum autumnale): Wannan kayan da ba'a danganta ba shi da guba kuma kada a dame shi da saffron.
Saffron Ƙuntatawa
Abin takaici, babu wani abin da zai dace don maye gurbin saffron. Ya dandano mai ban sha'awa shi ne dole ga kayan gargajiya na musamman irin su paella , da kuma bouillabaisse .
Idan girke-girke na kiran saffron, yi wa kanka ni'ima da kuma amfani da ainihin abu don cikakken godiya sakamakon sakamakon.