I have a teeny tiny plastic box of saffron strands that one of the herb/spce brands here do:
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Havent been able to bring myself to use it, not sure how to do it justice! A saffron risotto milanese seems best, but I went off risotto a while back after eating it a lot.
― thanks to denial, I'm immortal! (Trayce), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 01:55 (twelve years ago) link
the bulk section of the super-nice grocery store sells it for 6.99/g, which translates to something like $150/oz. i want to find it for CHEAP.
― hhhhhh Bill I juste like ertronic thinges (NZA), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 02:36 (twelve years ago) link
how much saffron do you need??
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 02:37 (twelve years ago) link
also really i would like this to be a thread about saffron! i have saffron on the mind because today at work for one of our specials i made this great persian orange chicken stew with saffron, pistachios, and cinnamon.
xpost ALL OF IT
― hhhhhh Bill I juste like ertronic thinges (NZA), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 02:38 (twelve years ago) link
i don't even need an entire ounce, it would take me all year to use it, i just would like to use the internet to find it at the rock-bottomest possible prices.
also the cookbook i pulled the persian stew recipe from is called "in a persian kitchen" but because of ilx every time i see it i read it in my head as "in every persian kitchen ever"
― hhhhhh Bill I juste like ertronic thinges (NZA), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 02:39 (twelve years ago) link
Tehresa, you just gave me a great idea for gifts next holiday season. Expensive spices are an excellent idea. How unimaginable we have become!
― โตเกียวเหมียวเหมียว aka Hucci Gucci Pucci (Mount Cleaners) (Mount Cleaners), Monday, 6 February 2012 07:34 (twelve years ago) link
also really i would like this to be a thread about saffron!
i don't use saffron much but the first couple times i made paella i was amazed at how much flavor u can get out of a little pinch of saffron.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
I like how it turns your food yellow.
― โตเกียวเหมียวเหมียว aka Trucks of my Tears (Mount Cleaners), Thursday, 23 February 2012 11:52 (twelve years ago) link