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In article <BfSRb.45014$U%5.238350@attbi_s03>,
Julia Altshuler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Captain Infinity wrote:
>
> (It's MUCH cheaper to get saffron at an
> >>Asian market - $30/ounce rather than the $400+/ounce you pay at a supermarket.)
>
>
> Is the saffron really the same thing? I've heard (rumor, don't know for sure) that the expensive
> saffron is from the stamen of the flower and that the inexpensive saffron is the whole flower
> which doesn't have the same flavor at all.
>
>
> --Lia
>
Just look at the product... There is a BIG difference in appearance between the thready stamens and
an entire dried crocus!
The less expensive saffron I get at the asian market appears to be the good stuff.
K.
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Julia Altshuler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Captain Infinity wrote:
>
> (It's MUCH cheaper to get saffron at an
> >>Asian market - $30/ounce rather than the $400+/ounce you pay at a supermarket.)
>
>
> Is the saffron really the same thing? I've heard (rumor, don't know for sure) that the expensive
> saffron is from the stamen of the flower and that the inexpensive saffron is the whole flower
> which doesn't have the same flavor at all.
>
>
> --Lia
>
Just look at the product... There is a BIG difference in appearance between the thready stamens and
an entire dried crocus!
The less expensive saffron I get at the asian market appears to be the good stuff.
K.
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Sprout the Mung Bean to reply...
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