How to Buy the Best Saffron

How and where to buy the best saffron? Saffron is one of the most expensive spices and was once sold at the price of gold. Saffron is hand picked, one reason for its high market price. Saffron is used for color and its pungent flavor. It is grown in Spain, Iran, Kashmir and some parts of North Africa.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. A lot of people try to cultivate Saffron and use certain pesticides while doing so. It is very important when you are looking for a product as fine and expensive as saffron to get your money's worth. In buying saffron, you should always look for the "organic" label. Organic saffron is amazing in smell and more powerful then any pesticide sprayed saffron. Quality is crucial when there is little quantity.

2. There is a great website under "Resources" underneath this article that is dedicated to selling only organic saffron, in fact the only product it sells is organic saffron. Online stores are becoming more and more numerous, therefore there are a lot of options out there.

3. Saffron should be bought in small amounts unless you are a fine-foodie chef that uses it all the time. For a dish that serves 4 anywhere from half to 2 grams of saffron is used. Saffron is strong and a little should do!

Resources

• Organic Saffron, best website

[londontraveller]

on 9/4/2009 There are now a few online only retailers of Saffron.
Here in the UK, I use http://www.BuySaffron.co.uk
The Saffron they have is of high quality (great taste) and affordable. They also send it to me very promptly...
Worth a try people!