Although saffron has been used for its charming color and unique aroma from the ancient time, recently it received well for the existing tendency to use natural additive substances instead of chemical and synthetic ones for food stuffs and beverages, and using saffron is widespread both in industry and food technology. Nowadays a great number of factories active in producing sausages, margarines, butters, cheeses, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, jellies, ice creams, chocolates, biscuits, rock candies, sugar candies, bonbons, cakes, cookies, frying powders and so on, use saffron as an aromatic and coloring substance. We can find saffron in almost all recipes for soups, sea foods, foods made of rice, chicken foods, desserts, etc.

In many cultures saffron is known as a precious spice and many people like its taste and aroma.
In Iran many delicious foods, pastries and tasty beverages are prepared using saffron. In India and many Arab countries saffron is used in many cases for instance in Saudi Arabia saffron is used for preparing their well-known tea and coffee. The Indians use saffron for all their traditional foods. In northern part of Italy and southern part of Sweden their delicious saffron rice, i.e. "Risotto", should be prepared with saffron. French people know saffron and use it well.
The Spanish delicious food named "Paeiia" is not original, if saffron is forgotten to be used and saffron cake is much known in England and Germany.