[SunkenCiv]

Subtitle: The vessel, called "Gribshunden," sank off the coast of Sweden in 1495

Archaeologists found saffron, as well as peppercorns, almonds, raspberries and other foods.

Marco Verch Professional Photographer via Flickr under CC BY 2.0

[Paladin2]

“...caraway...”

In Scandinavia?

Who knew?

[butlerweave]

Past their date ?

[null and void]

I’m just crazy about Saffron...

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Any Old Bay?

[Tax-chick]

Wow, now that’s double extra cool.

[xp38]

Hans but no mention of Franz?

[monkeyshine]

[Opinionated Blowhard]

as well as the remains of fruits and vegetables like cucumbers, grapes, raspberries and blackberries.

My raspberries and blackberries rot within a week of me buying them.

[TangoLimaSierra]

No Tony Chachere’s?

Some king.

[Ezekiel]

Remarkably, many of those foods and spices have survived underwater for the last five centuries

"Ground spices lose their freshness the quickest and typically don't last past six months. The best freshness test for ground spices is to give them a whiff — if they smell like nothing, then it's time to say goodbye. Whole spices, on the other hand, can be fine for up to five years."

~ The Food Network

[Albion Wilde]

Cooking saffron is about $45 per ounce. Very precious natural flavoring and coloring spice.

[Texas Fossil]

That looks exactly like a bag of Safflower (Azafran), that I bought in NM a few years ago.

Safflower is very light weight.