Assertion: saffron | /r/ObjectUse | used as spice
Facets:
value: by the egyptians
type: TEMPORAL
value: in nepal
type: LOCATION
value: by romans
type: TEMPORAL
value: frequently
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Because saffron is frequently used as a spice to flavor a variety of dishes, particularly in Mediterranean recipes, it can often be purchased by mail order and at gourmet food stores as well as at health food stores.
text: Saffron is used as an incense in Nepal.
text: Saffron is also used in incense, rituals, and as dye for paintings, sculptures, and so forth.
text: Saffron was used as both a spice and a spell component.
text: Saffron can be used as a spice, made as a tea, or formulated into tablets and creams.
text: Saffron, which is also known as Karkom or Sahafarn, was first used as a spice over 4,000 years ago by the Egyptians and Romans.
text: Saffron has been an important spice since ancient times, used as a dye, spice, medicine and perfume.