And real saffron can cost you over $10,000 per kilogram. Sought after for thousands of years as a spice, a dye, and a medicine, you need over 150 flowers to make just 1 gram of saffron.

Here's everything you need to know. The spice originates from a flower called crocus sativus—commonly known as the "saffron crocus." It is believed that saffron originated and was first ...