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Secrets of saffron : the vagabond life of the world's most seductive spice / Pat Willard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willard, Pat.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooking (Saffron).
- Saffron (Spice).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A delicious taste of saffron history and lore takes readers from the heavenly gardens of Persia to the medieval court of France. Told in sumptuous prose, complete with ancient and modern recipes, "Secrets of Saffron" will awaken an appreciation of this most precious spice.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- The Heart of the Matter
- Heaven and Earth
- The Artist's Palette
- Travels with the Scholar and the Merchant
- The Invading Hordes
- For God and King
- Death Was Meant for This
- TheMaking of a Town
- Fare Thee Well
- Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafran
- The Saffron Fields of Brooklyn
- A Short Guide to Buying and Using Saffron.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- OCLC:
- 609076605
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