Everything saffron thread can do
Recipes, techniques and the honest details behind cooking with real saffron from the kitchen at Ruwais Saffron
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Ask most people what saffron goes with and they'll say rice. Almost nobody says sugar which is strange, because sugar is where saffron becomes something close to perfume. Five desserts that prove it, from Persian sholeh zard to saffron panna cotta.
Saffron tea is the obvious answer and the least interesting thing saffron does in a glass. From Gulf karak to saffron cold brew, sharbat to a golden spritz, here are seven drinks worth making at home, with full method for each.
Every rice culture has a version of it, the golden, crisp layer at the bottom of the pot that people fight over. Here's how to get that burnished amber crust to come out whole, every time, with a method that actually holds up.