Ingredient

Saffron

The thread of red from Taliouine that turns a tagine gold.

Darija
Zaafrane
العربية
زعفران

What it is

Moroccan saffron is grown almost entirely around Taliouine, in the Anti-Atlas. Each thread is the stigma of a single autumn crocus; a gram is the work of many hundreds of flowers.

Used in

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