Hello fellow food lovers,
I have been searching for some time for any Japanese recipes which utilize saffron. My area of specialty is saffron. Japan has been cultivating this spice for 180 years. They use it in a medicinal tea but I have never seen it included in recipes other than one for a saffron sake. With such a long history with the spice it seems impossible that they would not be using it in other than Western-style restaurants in the large cities. In particular, a young chef in Colorado once told me of a New Year's dish in which water chestnuts are colored "gold" with saffron to symbolize prosperity in the New Year but she had no recipe or actual source to provide me. No one else I have consulted has ever been able to verify that dish. Thanks in advance for any info or leads!
I have been searching for some time for any Japanese recipes which utilize saffron. My area of specialty is saffron. Japan has been cultivating this spice for 180 years. They use it in a medicinal tea but I have never seen it included in recipes other than one for a saffron sake. With such a long history with the spice it seems impossible that they would not be using it in other than Western-style restaurants in the large cities. In particular, a young chef in Colorado once told me of a New Year's dish in which water chestnuts are colored "gold" with saffron to symbolize prosperity in the New Year but she had no recipe or actual source to provide me. No one else I have consulted has ever been able to verify that dish. Thanks in advance for any info or leads!