Re:Saffron: The Story of the World's Most Expensive Spice
by metaphor on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @06:36PM
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> Meanwhile, if I go to the nearby independent indian grocery store I can get a cigarette-pack-sized box of the stuff for about ten bucks.
Worth noting that saffron adulteration in India is common enough that the country's Food Safety and Standards Authority disseminates public guidance on how to detect for it at home; see serial numbers 46 and 47 here[1].
Worth noting that saffron adulteration in India is common enough that the country's Food Safety and Standards Authority disseminates public guidance on how to detect for it at home; see serial numbers 46 and 47 here[1].
[1] https://www.fssai.gov.in/cms/checkadulteration.php