Two perspectives on saffron: Spanish vs Iranian. When we are in Istanbul we buy very fine Iranian saffron at a reasonable price and have had no difficulty bringing it back to the US. https://aragongourmet.com/en/blog/… https://ifpnews.com/which-ones-better-spanish-or-i… On Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 8:45 PM VIJAY CHANDHOK via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I just remembered that when we went to see the saffron fields in November > a 30 mile round trip from our house, we would steal a few flowers and put > them in books to make pressed flowers, I still have an old Chemistry book > with pressed saffron flowers that was from 70 years ago 🤣🤣 > Vijay > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 3, 2020, at 3:17 PM, James Waddick via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Dear Vijay, > > > > Yes, Kashmiri Saffron is also considered among the world’s best > quality and quite expensive outside of the area. > > > > See: > https://steemit.com/travel/@sohailahmed/… > > > > Thanks Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 3, 2020, at 12:47 PM, VIJAY CHANDHOK via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > I grew up in Kashmir and it has several hundred acres where saffron is > grown, it is high plateau which stays pretty dry, the crocus bloom in > November in this area, and it was always a special trip to visit the area > every November > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Jul 3, 2020, at 1:07 PM, James Waddick via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> > >> Dear PBS Friends, > >> > >> Surprised that no one has mentioned that the world’s biggest producer > of saffron is Iran. They sell through out most of the world, but not in the > US. If you have friends in Europe you may be able to coerce them to send > you a sample by mail. > >> > >> Although it is a bit early to dig and move Crocus sativus bulbs they > are readily available in the US in late summer and fall. They are almost > always less than $1 per bulb and can be bought in a small-ish quantity > (25-50 bulbs) for as low as 50¢ each. I have seen them bagged and for sale > in WalMart. > >> > >> The best saffron I ever bought was purchased years ago in E. Tibet, > high in the Himalayas. There was a modest size store selling Chinese and > Tibetan medicinal herbs. My English was of no use, but a smile and finger > pointing worked well. The owner had a huge scientific dehydrator ( those > old thick walled glass chambers) piled with deep rich red saffron. When he > opened the lid to sell me I was almost overcome by the rich odor. I bought > as much as I could afford (not that big a volume) then and shared with > close friends. A memorable event for me. I have heard that saffron grown > in the Himalayas of China, Tibet, India and Nepal is the finest in the > world. > >> > >> The store was very modest and somewhat primitive, but the owner had a > state of the art ‘high tech’ digital scale to weigh his precious goods. > Priorities. > >> > >> Best Jim > >> > >> > >> Dr. James Waddick > >> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > >> Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > >> USA > >> Phone 816-746-1949 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > > Dr. James Waddick > > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > > USA > > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…