Spices have long been coveted not just for their flavor, but also for their rarity, labor-intensive harvesting methods, and limited growing regions. While many spices are affordable and common today, ...

A food and spice tour in Mashhad, Iran explores both the vibrant street food scene and the world of saffron, one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Could a red spice bring in green for New Mexico’s farmers? New Mexico State University is hoping to find out. Saffron, the most ...

After facing one of its worst harvests on record, the Kashmir Valley’s farmers worry about the future of their prized saffron. Shubli Bashir, a PhD student studying agriculture at Sher e Kashmir ...

An assortment of exotic spices on wooden spoons. - Vera Larina/Shutterstock For about as long as humans have been eating food, we've been looking for ways to make that food taste a little better — and ...

For about as long as humans have been eating food, we've been looking for ways to make that food taste a little better — and when we find a certain substance that improves our food, we'll stop at ...