From the world’s most expensive truffle, we journey to Greece. Produced from the stigma of a Crocus sativus flower, saffron spice commands a hefty price tag of US$27,000 per pound. To produce this amount of saffron threads, harvesters must hand-pick 225,000 stigmas from 75,000 blossoms. Furthermore, saffron crocuses only bloom for three weeks of the year, adding a time-crunch to this process.