SC - Fava beans & Saffron

[david friedman]

At 2:37 PM -0400 10/24/97, Mark Schuldenfrei wrote:
>Angelique wrote:
>  Also, I remember reading someone lamenting the cost of saffron, and I
>  have found it reasonable in Arabic stores, but even cheaper in Latino
>  and oriental import stores. In some cases, outrageosly cheap- about $3
>  for a generous handful-size bag.

I strongly suspect that at that price what you are getting is not saffron.
There is something else, I think sometimes called mexican saffron, that is
sold as a substitute, is not at all the same, and is very much cheaper than
the real thing.


David/Cariadoc
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/


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