There is no doubt about it. The most expensive spice in the world is saffron. It is very labor intensive crop. It not often handled by machinery, instead the human hands handle most of the work.
Do you know what the second most expensive spice is? Most people are unaware because they use an imitation, a knockoff of the original. Would it surprise you to know that Vanilla sells, at about $600 a pound?
The spices have a couple things in common. They are both harvested from a flower. They are both handled primarily by hand. They grow in very specific locations.
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