The Golden Spice: Saffron in Morocco
By Corinna Sargood
IN THE SOUTHERN MOROCCO province of Taroudant, saffron is planted on plateaus as high as 2,500 meters on the south-facing slopes of the arid Sirwa Mountains that rise around Taliouine. The small rectangular patches are neatly hemmed in by the low earthen dikes of irrigation channels. Being sterile, saffron, Crocus sativus,