Abruzzo zafferano,risotto

Among the italian district,there is the ABRUZZO ,district with many mountains, and there is a great plain: the plain of NOVELLI where is the growing of CROCUS.

This flowering plant is be called also "BUCANEVE", because emerge from soil when there is still the snow.
When in August this little flower is open, with  hard work the flower is pick up and in the flower is take only a little yellow filament :his name is PISTILLLO where is the spice with name "ZAFFERANO"
For many people these ZAFFERANO  of plain of NOVELLI, is the best of the world.
With this spice in Italy is cook a famous"YELLOW RISOTTO"  called also "RISOTTO OF MILAN" in italian "RISOTTO alla milanese"
After  the  true recipe .