Saffron 59p at Lidl

23rd Nov 2014

nice one any recipes to go along with it

23rd Nov 2014

Wow so so cheap

23rd Nov 2014

lynne192
nice one any recipes to go along with it

try this

23rd Nov 2014

Just add a bit to rice. I doesn't really add any flavour it's more for colour.

23rd Nov 2014

Cold, not worth its weight in gold

23rd Nov 2014

Got some from Lidl today, I usually get my saffron from Ebay it's a lot cheaper, I paid about a fiver for 4g delivered , the Lidl size is 0.1g, so to buy 4g from Lidl would cost over 20 quid!. Still cheaper than the Schwartz stuff though.

23rd Nov 2014

A kilo will set you back £10,400

Hot!

23rd Nov 2014

Bet you cant use saffron as a form of currency though

23rd Nov 2014

Better off with gold shreds

23rd Nov 2014

Great in kormas. Its my specialty dish!

23rd Nov 2014

redcantona
Just add a bit to rice. I doesn't really add any flavour it's more for … Just add a bit to rice. I doesn't really add any flavour it's more for colour.

Not true. It has a very distinctive taste. Try some Iranian dishes and tell me it doesn't.

23rd Nov 2014

Brought 35g from Tunisia last month for approx £3

23rd Nov 2014

There's saffron and there's saffron, the Lidl stuff won't be very good quality. Not because its Lidl but because its way too cheap.

23rd Nov 2014

I bought this from both morocco and tunisia, very cheaply, but couldn't use the amount we got quickly enough and it lost it's strength.

bought this from lidl and yep, was more expensive than the stuff we got from the berber pharmacies, but excellent quality and just enough for two or three recipes if you're just experimenting with the stuff!

adds a lovely smokey flavour to paella!

23rd Nov 2014

simate
There's saffron and there's saffron, the Lidl stuff won't be very good … There's saffron and there's saffron, the Lidl stuff won't be very good quality. Not because its Lidl but because its way too cheap.

So Tesco would like you to believe.........

LIDL have a different philosophy which allows them to provide some things at a bargain price - and whilst this might not be "first quality", nothing you buy at any other supermarket will be either.

The difference is, LIDL don't have it all the time - they sell it when they can get it at a good price - and you get it at a good price too.

23rd Nov 2014

protoceratops
Got some from Lidl today, I usually get my saffron from Ebay it's a lot … Got some from Lidl today, I usually get my saffron from Ebay it's a lot cheaper, I paid about a fiver for 4g delivered , the Lidl size is 0.1g, so to buy 4g from Lidl would cost over 20 quid!. Still cheaper than the Schwartz stuff though.

That sounds too cheap - do you realise how many stamens are needed to make 1g???
Does it come as stamens or as a powder? If as stamens, anything that isn't red isn't spice - so the cheaper saffron has more yellow style attached to bulk it up and sometimes other things too.
If powder, then the addition of turmeric and paprika is common ......

23rd Nov 2014

It's stamens from this seller there are other sellers, have a look and tell me what you think, I have bought them from Ebay before, and got that distinct saffron flavour from them.

23rd Nov 2014

jihadijulz
Bet you cant use saffron as a form of currency though

You'd loose your bet, spices have a long history as currency. That aside, anything can be used as currency if both parties agree.

23rd Nov 2014

redcantona
Just add a bit to rice. I doesn't really add any flavour it's more for … Just add a bit to rice. I doesn't really add any flavour it's more for colour.

If you have genuine and quality saffron the flavour it imparts is very distinctive, to the point that it needs to be used sparingly.

If you are not getting flavour then you most likely have fake saffron, sold to unsuspecting tourists in bazaars, that stuff is harvested from various flowers, tulips and such that have red stamens. The real stuff only comes from one type of plant.

23rd Nov 2014

Get out of town...

23rd Nov 2014

RustySpoons
A kilo will set you back £10,400 :DHot!

FWIW a kg of gold is currently about £24,500, so this saffron is obviously the cheap stuff! (_;)

Edited by: "qyestionmark" 23rd Nov 2014

23rd Nov 2014

macliam
So Tesco would like you to believe.........LIDL have a different … So Tesco would like you to believe.........LIDL have a different philosophy which allows them to provide some things at a bargain price - and whilst this might not be "first quality", nothing you buy at any other supermarket will be either. The difference is, LIDL don't have it all the time - they sell it when they can get it at a good price - and you get it at a good price too.

I don't believe anything Tesco say either lol.

23rd Nov 2014

protoceratops
It's stamens from this seller there are other sellers, have a look and … It's stamens from this seller there are other sellers, have a look and tell me what you think, I have bought them from Ebay before, and got that distinct saffron flavour from them.

I also buy from this seller and can confirm it seems to be the real stuff and great value - much cheaper than this LIDL deal. The LIDL offer is usually for 0.1g, whereas Tesco/Asda etc, usually sell it in 0.4g or 0.5g packs, so the price from all the supermarkets isn't so vastly different on a price per gram basis.

A friend recently brought a large pack of "saffron" back from Morocco - paid a few pounds for a pack of maybe 50g? Only trouble was it wasn't Saffron! The market sellers in Africa package up various things as saffron, but it really isn't. Quite often it's safflower, or something similar they have manufactured (often with dyes). The smell, flavours and colours when you use it are quite different. As a Cornishman I grew up on saffron cake and buns and find the smell and taste very distinctive. It's powerful stuff and when I make saffron cake/buns 0.5g is enough to make two medium loaves or about 32 buns. I also actually wonder if it's possible to become addicted to saffron because if I go too long without making something saffrony I'm sure I get withdrawal syptoms!

I've added some heat to this deal as it is the cheapest in the high street. However I'd urge anyone who does any serious cooking with saffron to buy it in bulk as it is much better value (and far less wasteful). 0.1g is a piffling little amount, and buying it in 0.5g packs is much more sensible. If it's well packaged and stored sensibly genuine saffron will keep for up to 3 years.

EDIT: Just checked my last on-line purchase and paid <£9 for 12 x 0.5g packs. Works out at <75p for 0.5g, or about 1/4 the price of this LIDL offer (per gram).

Edited by: "qyestionmark" 24th Nov 2014

23rd Nov 2014

surely it should say £5.90 for 1g not for 100g?

23rd Nov 2014

Ice cold, cheaper in Tesco.

tesco.com/gro…ls/?id=251622093

(50p per 0.1g - this is 59p per 0.1g)

Stupid marketing, Lidl selling a tiny amount to make it look cheaper.

Edited by: "dudedude" 23rd Nov 2014

23rd Nov 2014

calv1976Nov 23, 2014
Brought 35g from Tunisia last month for approx £3

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This would have been inferior Saffron and not the real deal, been caught out like this befor, am sure the Lidl one is fine, TKMaxx also do good quality saffron for £3.99 for a gram which is cheapest I can find it in this country and about the same price as the good stuff from Spain or canaries. I use it in paella and it's easy to get conned with the stuff that looks the part but isn't.

23rd Nov 2014

calv1976
Brought 35g from Tunisia last month for approx £3

I have bought saffron in Tunisia, and it's ALL fake. Safflower. Not saffron. You got ripped off. 100%, I guarantee you, it is fake.

Same thing in Morocco and similar countries - just don't buy saffron from these tourist trap market stalls, it's worthless.

Better off buying in Tesco.

23rd Nov 2014

protoceratops
It's stamens from this seller there are other sellers, have a look and … It's stamens from this seller there are other sellers, have a look and tell me what you think, I have bought them from Ebay before, and got that distinct saffron flavour from them.

Looks fake. Spanish saffron production is a fraction of world total, it's the most expensive there is, and that is just too cheap.

23rd Nov 2014

I once bought some cheap Saffron turned out to be dried daisy stalks dyed with Tumeric.

23rd Nov 2014

Bought this last week, but never posted the deal. Didn't think it would be top strength, but certainly a deal.

23rd Nov 2014

Nobody grows their own then? That would be an interesting comaprison of flavour (fresh) vs internettenweb and overseas purchases.

23rd Nov 2014

dudedude
Looks fake. Spanish saffron production is a fraction of world total, it's … Looks fake. Spanish saffron production is a fraction of world total, it's the most expensive there is, and that is just too cheap.

FWIW the stuff you buy from this e-bay seller seems to be sourced from http://saffronbynipra.com/

I'm no saffron expert, but I can spot the obvious fakes, and whilst this isn't the finest saffron I've ever bought it's not an obvious fake either. (The smell is right, the colour of anything you steep it in is right, the shape and colour of the saffron itself after steeping seems right, the taste is right, etc). So, if it's a fake (and like you I have my suspicions at this price) it's actually a very good one!

24th Nov 2014

great

24th Nov 2014

hot

24th Nov 2014

lynne192
nice one any recipes to go along with it

the greatest saffron recipe telegraph.co.uk/foo…tml

24th Nov 2014

Yep i also bought saffron from Egypt abd Morocco and both times ended up with fakes. Better buying from here from reputable places.

24th Nov 2014

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dudedude
Ice cold, cheaper in … Ice cold, cheaper in Tesco.http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=251622093(50p per 0.1g - this is 59p per 0.1g)Stupid marketing, Lidl selling a tiny amount to make it look cheaper.

If you're going to buy 5x the quantity it is of course inevitable that the relative price will be lower. Go and have a read through a GCSE economics textbook.

Also, many people don't want 0.5g of Saffron and just want to try a dish or two out so the Lidl pack is perfect.

24th Nov 2014

Verbal Kint
You'd loose your bet, spices have a long history as currency. That aside, … You'd loose your bet, spices have a long history as currency. That aside, anything can be used as currency if both parties agree.

well I just tried to pay for 20 fags with some curry powder, didn't work

24th Nov 2014

calv1976
Brought 35g from Tunisia last month for approx £3

That isn't real saffron. Did the same thing in tunisia. It's safflower, Google and notice the difference!

24th Nov 2014

dataload
well I just tried to pay for 20 fags with some curry powder, didn't work

because the other party didn't agree

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