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Saffron Crocus.
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Posted by adamus sydney (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 05 at 9:18
Where does one acquire Crocus for saffron from? . I thought they were guarded by Eunich Monks under the power of Satan or Somesuch.
Am I able to get them in Australia?.
Can I stop my heart from going all aflutter?. |
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RE: Saffron Crocus.
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| Hi adamus I got mine from vogelvry, here in Tas. Helen |
Here is a link that might be useful: vogelvry
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| wow thanx. I thought they were impossible. Good site, thanx again. |
RE: Saffron Crocus.
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| Adam, you may be a bit late for saffron bulbs. Normally they get shipped out in autumn. But don't quote me on that. |
RE: Saffron Crocus.
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| Hi Adam, and WELCOME BACK! I got my saffron bulbs from the same place that Helen mentioned, they ship to the mainland and I found them to be reliable. Spatz is right you will have missed out for this year, they ship them in very early Autumn, I don't actually remember when I ordered mine but it was sometime in summer I think. Mine have yet to flower, but they all look healthy enough, considering I've never grown any kind of bulb before! all the best, mudlark |
RE: Saffron Crocus.
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- Posted by Doona NSW Australia (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 8, 05 at 7:14
| Tonight they showed a segment on Better Homes & Gardens about safron. It costs $35,000 a kilo! If you can grow crocus you might be onto something. They too said that Tasmania produces it so we don't need to import it from Iran or India. |
RE: Saffron Crocus.
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| Hey everyone, Saffron crocus is a temperate plant, which may or may not grow well as far north as Sydney. If you can grow other crocuses and bulbs I guess you'd be OK. The main cost in producing saffron is labour, as the flowers are picked by hand and the saffron picked out of each. It takes many thousands of flowers to make one kilo of saffron. The reason Tasmanian saffron (which is no better than the imported stuff) is not competitive is the labour cost. Places like Iran, India and Spain, where labour is cheap, produce lots of very good saffron. You can get a box of 3g of Spanish or Iranian saffron for less than you have to pay for about 4 Tasmanian saffron strands. Literally. You'd pay over $100 for enough Tasmanian saffron to flavour a decent paella! So if you think people will buy your saffron at approximately 1000x the cost of the imported stuff, when the quality is arguably little better, go for it! People have been convinced of stranger things (Iraq & WMD) by good advertising...:) Cheers Manuel |
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| Hey, I got 2 little pots of Saffron at a market on the weekend! One day I might be able to put one strand of saffron into my rice. I am not thinking of selling my strand or two of saffron that I might be able to harvest one day. :) |
The best persian Saffron
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| Buying pure saffron has everything to do with BREAKING DOWN MYTHS. This is why we want you to know the latest figures on world saffron production: Iran 150/170 Mt., Greece 5/7 Mt., Morocco 2/3 Mt., Kashmir 2/3., Spain 1Mt. or less, Italy 100 kilos or less. No, Spain is NOT the biggest producer. Iran is the biggest producer in the world in terms of volume and quality. The truth is that the saffron 'market' is in the hands of packers, not farmers. As a rule, packers buy all the saffron they are offered and then have to sell it quickly so that they can claim that it is from the most current crop year. So saffron comes into the market as a MIXTURE of different qualities from different countries. LOWEST price is the rule � QUALITY is of little concern to the packer. You can easily observe this when you open a sample of inferior saffron and notice the mixture of red, yellow and white material style left attached to the stigma or just yellow material added. You may also notice a musty smell and spongy texture due to excess moisture. You will only find stigma (threads) in our saffron. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The best Persian Saffron
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