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Default Azafran herb/spice

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:46:45 -0700, Mark Thorson >
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>Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>> It is really only used for coloring, not flavoring, as far as I know.
>>
>> It is tricky to find recipes, as "azafran" is the Spanish word for
>> regular saffron, too.

>
>What she has is called, in English, "safflower".
>Also known as "Mexican saffron".



Yes, which is why I distinguished it from regular saffron. And you can
see all of that on the link I provided.

Boron