Saffron (also known as Red Gold) is a key ingredient in international cuisines: Spanish, Mediterranean, South Asian, French, Italian, and many more. Now we proudly introduce INFUSED SAFFRON OIL & LIQUID OF SAFFRON which can add flavor, fragrance, and a rich taste to your dishes. The traditional Afghanistan methods of hand-harvesting and sun-drying is what makes our saffron unique and premium in quality.   Heray Spice is a social enterprise with a mission to help rural farmers by bringing their spices to international markets and paying them with fair-trade principles. Learn more & ..read more

Every culture cooks chicken in different methods and with different spices. Today is the Afghan Style Saffron Chicken Version :) In Afghani Saffron Chicken, the following few things make the biggest difference: saffron, chichen, garlic, and marinade. List of Ingredients with measurements: 25~30 saffron threads/ground and dissolved in water Black pepper 1 tablespoon 5 fresh clove of garlic  Salt half tablespoon Garlic powder half tablespoon Chilli peppers 0.25 tablespoon (add more if you want spicy) Turmeric half tablespoon 1 whole chicken 1 lemon 4 tablespoons vegetable oil (olive oil is ..read more

Today we are going to write you the recipe for Tahdig, also called TahChin in Afghanistan. This is a Persian Iranian and Afghani dish, and is very famous in Iran and Afghanistan. Tahdig is also called crunchy rice. Tahdig means bottom of the pot. Saffron and rice are the main two ingredients of this cuisine. It is produced during the cooking of rice over direct heat from a flame. List of Ingredients with measurements: 2 cups of basmati rice Salt as needed 4 tablespoons plain yogurt 5 tablespoons neutral-tasting oil 2 Eggs 20~25 saffron threads/ground and dissolved in water Lettuc ..read more

Known as one of the most expensive spices in the world, there's much about saffron that Western cultures often misunderstand. This week on Beyond the Shelf, we spoke with the CEO & Co-Founder of Heray Spice, Mohammad Salehi. In this episode, Mohammad shared with us how their business is bringing equity to Afghani farmers through promoting sustainable farming practices as well as helping to de-mystify American's knowledge of saffron. They also gave us some much-needed insight into the global saffron market, and the variety of quality that can be found around the world. If you are intereste ..read more

What is Saffron? Saffron is the string of Crocus Sativus, commonly referred to as Saffron or Zafran. Saffron is also famous as the “queen of spices” or “The Red Gold”. It is the red threads that come out of Crocus flower. It is mostly famous as the most expensive spice in the world. What is saffron made from? Saffron is the red stigmas (pollen-bearing structures) from Crocus Sativus flavour. Each flower has 3-9 red strings inside them which are dried and used as saffron spice to add flavour, smell, and colour to food. What does saffron taste like? Although, saffron has its unique ..read more

We are excited to announce that our processing facility center in Herat Afghanistan is back open. After 4 months, we finally recalled some of our partners and employees and opened our office and facility. We are not back to full capacity yet. However, we are are working hard to bring all of our partners and employees back to work. This year our saffron production experienced a decrease in amount because the domestic political conflicts in Afghanistan. Also, drought and Covid caused major decrease in saffron production and processing. We are striving to cultivate, grow and harvest Herati Afgh ..read more

Our first shipment after Taliban took over the country arrived on December 3rd 2021. We are excited to announce that we managed to bring our first shipment of #saffron #greentea and #cumin out of Afghanistan. It took more than 2 months for the shipment to arrive Chicago. The saffron left our local office in Herat Afghanistan on October 1st 2021. This saffron has traveled mostly through ground. Since there is not international flights in Afghanistan. It left Kabul on October 10th, and then arrived in Uzbekistan and then it came to France then to Netherlands. And finally from Netherlands it cam ..read more

What Is Saffron? Saffron threads are the strings of the Crocus Sativus Linnaeus. Because of saffron health benefits, its price, and aromatic qualities, it is called “Queen of Spices.” Saffron is harvested from Crocus Sativus, which is better known as Saffron Crocus. Each bloom of the crocus produces 3 to 15 yellow styles, each of which ends with a crimson-red thread. The combination of gold style and crimson-red stigma constitute what know as saffron threads. These threads are plucked by hand and dried naturally. Finally, this process ends up with a fragrant and beautiful thread (saffron) whic ..read more

In this post we want to show what saffron is called in different languages: Botanical Name: Crocus Sativus Commercial Part of Flower: Stigma Family Name: Iridaceae Persian: Za’afran or Zafran Arabic: Zafran Urdu: Zafran, Jafranekar English: Saffron Chinese: Fan Hung-Hua Bengali: Jafran Dutch: Saffraan French: Safran German: Safran Gujarati: Keshar Hindi: Zaffran Italian: Zafferano Japanese: Safuran Kannada: Kumnkuma, kesari Kashmiri: Kong Malayalam: Kunkumapoove Marathi: Keshar, Kesara Portuguese: Acofrao Russian: Shafran Sanskrit I: Keshara, Kunkuma Sanskrit II: Aruna, Asra, Asrika Spanish: A ..read more

This Saffron Risotto is one of the simplest risottos you can make but feels extra special and is incredibly comforting. Ready in just 30 minutes this risotto can be served as a hearty main or comforting side dish with stewed meats or fish plus leftovers will never go to waste! Emily and Nathan How to Make Saffron Risotto - Step By Step? Add olive oil to a large pan/skillet on a low-medium heat then add the chopped shallots. Saute the shallots until translucent but not browned (photo 1). Add the rice and stir to coat the grains in the oils then add the wine. Simmer for 2 minutes then add ..read more