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The Silk Road's Most Famous Spice: Uzbekistan's Saffron
Saffron — the world's most expensive spice — was once a major product of Uzbekistan's Silk Road cities. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Samarkand and Bukhara became hubs of saffron cultivation and trade from the 8th century onward. They trace the plant's journey from Sassanid Persia to Central Asia, its role in Timurid cookery and medicine, and its sudden disappearance after the Mongol invasions. Along the way, they uncover a 10th-century Arab geographer's description of Samarkand's saffron, a 14th-century recipe from the court of Amir Timur, and the…
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