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	Podcast:		Gastropod
	Episode:		Meet Saffron, the World’s Most Expensive Spice
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:38:24
	Publish Date:		2018-01-15 21:45:25
	Description:		It’s the poshest spice of all, often worth its weight in gold. But saffron also has a hidden history as a dye, a luxury self-tanner, and even a serotonin stimulant. That’s right, this episode we’re all about those fragile red threads plucked from the center of a purple crocus flower. Listen in as we visit a secret saffron field to discover why it’s so expensive, talk to a clinical psychologist to explore the science behind saffron’s reputation as the medieval Prozac, and explore the spice’s off-menu role as an all-purpose beautifier for elites from Alexander the Great to Henry VIII.
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