Three Cups Of Heaven

It was John who mentioned it first: “I’ve discovered Saffron Tea”, he said. And was quite determined that it should be “subtle”.

“Tea is black”, he added, “just as wine is red.” I couldn’t agree more.

Patty came in with a care package with IRAN stamped all over it: bags of prepared Saffron tea, 250 grams of Isfahani Mirzapore exported directly from EEEERAAAAN, green cardamom barely dried, and a package of saffron you can’t buy this side of the Atlantic.

Saffron, the other gold.

I poured the water in the pot, added the tea, the pods and the magic powder, and drank three heavenly cups.

January 6, 2007