Looking to make some AKBAR rice, need some good saffron, none of that spanish shit.

Anyone know a good place to get the real Persian stuff?

Penzy's...not cheap...

Giant Used to have it, they may still do. Its at the managers area ask customer service . It was said to be 50 dollars or some sky high price years back. It was the real stuff where a strand turns the rice yellow with flavor.

Good luck, The quality stuff is hard to find, not sure why.

You could try this place - would call first:
Bombay Foods
11213-D Lee Highway,
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone:(703) 352-3663

ANSWERED....Penzy's Falls Church...You are Welcome.

Kashmir Mogra Cream Indian Saffron (100% red saffron threads)
Product#
Description
Price
Qty
57688 Saffron Kashmir .25 oz. 1 Cup
$147.59

57659 Saffron Kashmir 1G jar
$29.45

57633 Saffron Kashmir 1/2 G jar
$15.35

Falls Church, VA
513 W Broad St
(703) 534-7770
Mon.-Sat.: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sun.: 11:00AM - 5:00PM

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xmKeX Wrote:
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^ Fuck you!

Saffron adds good flavor to foods, just a small pinch of the stuff makes a difference, It works with plenty of sauces and makes simple foods great.
not off topic.

@Learn how to cook....thank you. I make Shashlik (grilled marinated lamb kabobs w/ peppers/onion/mushrooms/cherry tomatoes) and serve it with a "real" saffron basmati rice. The families favorite meal.

It's also the official meal of jihad and endorsed by ISIS terrorists everywhere.

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> It's also the official meal of jihad and endorsed
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^ Nigger Please.

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> It's also the official meal of jihad and endorsed
> by ISIS terrorists everywhere.


Lace all the saaron with cyanide for all the muslim isis members to eat. But then again bombing them will be a lot of fun for our Air Force. They can use all of their new bombs and missiles to blow these muslims away.

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> > It's also the official meal of jihad and
> endorsed
> > by ISIS terrorists everywhere.
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> Lace all the saaron with cyanide for all the
> muslim isis members to eat. But then again bombing
> them will be a lot of fun for our Air Force. They
> can use all of their new bombs and missiles to
> blow these muslims away.


Saaron? ...Stay in school, study, learn...bitch.

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> Penzy's...not cheap...


Thanks! Yelp reviews are all really good, will check them out. And yes the stuff certainly ain't cheap, cost more than high end weed per gram.

Allahu Ackbar!! Wrote:
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> Thanks! Yelp reviews are all really good, will
> check them out. And yes the stuff certainly ain't
> cheap, cost more than high end weed per gram.

FTR, that's "Penzey's". Great store. Take money, or hand your wallet to a responsible adult before you start shopping.

And for those who wonder why it's expensive and can't be bothered to Google it: saffron is made from the stigmas of crocus flowers (that's the thread-like things inside the blossoms). Very labor-intensive and low-yield. A field--hell, a basement--full of weed plants produces a shit-ton more than a plantation of saffron crocus.

Learn how to cook Wrote:
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> ^ Fuck you!
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> Saffron adds good flavor to foods, just a small
> pinch of the stuff makes a difference, It works
> with plenty of sauces and makes simple foods
> great.
> not off topic.


So, what the hell is wrong with the basics of butter, olive oil, garlic and salt? You can literally create a thousand dishes with that base and another thousand dishes using bacon/pancetta, onion/shallots, basil, ginger, ground mustard or seeds and light soy sauce.

Just add protein and fuck paying that much for perfume.

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> > Saffron adds good flavor to foods, just a small
> > pinch of the stuff makes a difference, It works
> > with plenty of sauces and makes simple foods
> > great.
> > not off topic.
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> So, what the hell is wrong with the basics of
> butter, olive oil, garlic and salt? You can
> literally create a thousand dishes with that base
> and another thousand dishes using bacon/pancetta,
> onion/shallots, basil, ginger, ground mustard or
> seeds and light soy sauce.
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> Just add protein and fuck paying that much for
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My money so.... And I like to try different things, fuck using the same basic shit over and over. Go try out Shamshiry in Tysons, pretty cheap and fucking delicious. Their buttery Saffron rice is amazing! I'm no mooslim lover either as you can see by my name, but my taste buds don't discriminate. Those ISIS mother fuckers can cook some good dishes.

I've never had saffron, but have always wondered - what does it taste like and what does it add to a dish?

What is saffron?

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> What is saffron?


It's the red strand inside the flower




Thats why its so expensive, just imagine how many flowers it took to make this