केसर (saffron) को दुनिया के सबसे महंगे मसालों में एक माना जाता है. इसे कश्मीरी में कोंग, उर्दू में जाफरान तथा हिंदी में केसर के रूप में जाना जाता है. यह एक सुगंधित फूलों का एक छोटा सा हिस्सा होता है.

In a significant development for the agricultural sector, Kishtwar saffron has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag

Even in the world of spices, saffron is the most prominent. And real saffron can cost more than INR 350,000, or $ 4,400 per kilogram. Used for thousands of years as a spice, as a colourant and as a medicinal element

On Ground | Kashmiri saffron is the most fragrant spice in the world. 90% of the world's saffron is produced in Iran, but the fibres of the Kashmiri.