34.02°N 74.93°E · PamporePampore, Kashmir · Nov
Saffron, Picked at Dawn
Crocus flowers picked before sunrise in autumn; three threads from each, dried the same day.
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34.02°N 74.93°E · PamporePampore, Kashmir · Nov
Crocus flowers picked before sunrise in autumn; three threads from each, dried the same day.
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Spring's first leaves, two and a bud, plucked by hand on the hill gardens.
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Turmeric dug in winter in the hills of Meghalaya, sun-dried on the farm and ground every month.
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8 mm pods from small holdings in the Cardamom Hills, sun-dried and graded by hand.

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