Indian PM Narendra Modi praises launch of Kashmiri saffron in Dubai
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Kashmiri saffron is widely used in Arab culinary dishes and is also known to have medicinal properties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised an initiative by food traders in Dubai to promote Geographical Indication (GI) Tagged Kashmiri Saffron in the UAE.
On Sunday, Modi in his monthly radio address to Indian citizens known as, Mann ki Baat, which loosely translates as, “Thoughts from the Mind”, said, “You will be delighted to know that after obtaining the GI Tag Certificate, Kashmiri Saffron was launched in a supermarket in Dubai. Now its exports will get a boost.”
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised an initiative by food traders in Dubai to promote Geographical Indication (GI) Tagged Kashmiri Saffron in the UAE. You will be delighted to know that after obtaining the GI Tag Certificate, Kashmiri Saffron was launched in a supermarket in Dubai. Now its exports will get a boost, Modi told Indians in his monthly radio address to the nation known as Mann ki Baat .
The Prime Minister said Kashmiri saffron is globally famous as a spice that has many medicinal properties. It has a strong aroma, its color is deep dark and its threads are long and thick which enhances its medicinal value. (It is also used to cook exotic South Asian and Arab culinary dishes.)