Where this crop

In Spain, where this crop had been very important in the past, now occupies little more than 180 hectares, being considered a preferred and protected crop. The most significant areas are in La Mancha and in Aragón -Valle del Jiloca- and, to a lesser extent, also in Valencia, Mallorca, Lleida, Navarra and Valladolid.

Already in the time of ancient Egypt, the pharaohs professed a particular predilection for this spice, which they chose to be embalmed. In ancient Persia it was already used to dye fabrics and as perfume and deodorant https://foodsocietyx.com, in classical Greece it was used to flavor garments and salons, and the Arabs made it an article of worship during the Caliphate of Cordoba.