Borgo de Medici Risotto Rice with Saffron, 7.7 oz (220 g)

Saffron is known as the world’s most expensive spice due to the labor intensive process to cultivate just a single ounce. Also used to make medicines and dye cloth a dark yellow, this pungent and aromatic spice is used to flavor drinks as well as foods such as paella and risottos. The sweet-floral taste of saffron compliments the risotto rice. Perfect to make a dishes such as Spanish Seafood Paella, Saffron Shrimp Succotash and Saffron Buttermilk Lemon Pie to share with your family and friends.
In 1999, Massimo Pugi and his family founded Borgo de Medici Delizie Toscane in Prato (Tuscany). Working with some of the best artisans, farmers and beekeepers of the region, he developed a complete line of authentic Tuscan fine food creating an ideal village (Borgo) of specialty foods (the biscotti from the bakery, the extra virgin olive oil from the olive mill, the fruit preserve from the kitchen with copper pots).

• Ingredient: Rice, turmeric, saffron. May contain traces of wheat, soy, milk, peanuts, crustaceans.
• Product Weight: 7.7 oz (220 g)
• Country of Origin: Italy