Saffron ana kiransa azafran a cikin Mutanen Espanya kuma yana da kayan ƙanshi da ke da matsayi na musamman a cikin tarihi, koyaushe ana la'akari da su sosai. A gaskiya ma, a wani lokaci an yi amfani dasu a matsayin kudin waje. A d ¯ a Girkawa mata sun yi amfani da shi a matsayin kwaskwarima; Sarkin Roma Roman Nero yana da hanyoyi don rufe hanyoyi; Phoenicians sun sanya kayan ado ga matan aurensu kuma Buddha sunyi amfani da shi don su wanke rigunansu.
Saffron ba asali ne daga Spain ba amma ya zo daga Asia Minor.
Moors sun kawo saffron ko "az-zafaran" kamar yadda suke kira shi zuwa Spain a cikin karni na 8 ko IX. Yau kusan kashi uku cikin hudu na samar da saffron duniya suna girma a Spain, musamman a yankin Castilla-La Mancha. Akwai labaran asalin saffron a La Mancha, wadda aka kafa a shekara ta 2001. Saffron na Spain yana da fifiko ga girmanta kuma yana bada umurni sau biyu na farashin saffron a Iran, misali.
Girbi da girkewar Saffron
Saffron wani abu ne mai ban sha'awa wanda shine karamin jan ja a tsakiyar tsakiyar flower crocus. Kowane kwan fitila samar da furanni 2-3. Tsire-tsire suna girma a watan Oktoba da Nuwamba kuma dole ne a girbe a cikin rana, ko sun rasa abincin su. Girbi yana raguwa - yana da kusan kwanaki 10 kuma ana aiwatar da shi gaba daya ta hannu! Furen suna tattara furanni, sa'an nan kuma, sun wuce tare da matan yankin, waɗanda suke zaune a ɗakunan tsaunuka don raba launin jan jawo daga sauran furen.
Bayan haka, ana cike da sutura don bushe su.
Ya kasance al'ada ga iyalai masu noma su ajiye wasu saffron, amfani da su a matsayin asusun ajiyar kuɗi. Ka tuna cewa yana daukan kimanin furanni crocus 200 don yin 1 gram na saffron. Hada hannu da ɗaukar furanni, zaku ga dalilin da ya sa yake da tsada sosai!
Don baka tunanin yadda nau'in saffron ya kasance, ƙananan akwatin da aka kwatanta a nan yana kusa da inci 2 inci 2 kuma yana kimanin 2 grams kawai!
Sayen da Ajiye Saffron
Muna bada shawara cewa ku sayi sabbin saffron threads, ba kasa foda. Wannan hanya za ku iya tabbatar da cewa kuna sayen saffron kuma ba kuɗi kaɗan ba! Mun kuma bayar da shawarar cewa kayi ajiyar shi a cikin sanyi, wuri mai bushe. Zai ci gaba da tsawon shekaru 2 ko 3, abin da yake mai kyau saboda ba za a buƙaci kawai game da rabin sa'a ko wasu zane don 4-6 servings.