Inselaffen

This is def not a question I expect MM to reply on

Have been asked to take some saffron home to UK due to it being very expensive there.

Where is the best place to buy it here and roughly how much should it cost?

Blue Cat

in the tiny local supermarkets, it is a hell of alot cheaper than UK but can't remember exact price. I used to buy at at an asian supermarket called Sunflower which is just off al Diyafah street.

beebee

how about the spice souq by the creek...

IndieG

I was told the Spanish variety is supposed to be best. I picked it up from Carrefour.

shakh your bootie

Urre! At the risk of sounding like the fellow from Goodness, Gracious Me - the best saffron in the world comes from India!! Kashmir, to be precise. But unless things have changed, the govmt prohibits export of Grade 1 saffron, so your next best bet is Iranian saffron (from Khorasan). Spanish La Mancha saffron is a high-grade saffron, but is lighter in flavor than the asian variety, but actually more expensive than the Iranian variety. Go figure.

I would try LuLu supermarket in Karama..

Madam Medusa

wow, you cheeky devil, i just saw this...but you're right, i can't answer the question

MM, xx

Blue Cat

Carrefour 45 dhs, saw it this morning.

Inselaffen

well Im doubting I will be able to leave the country so I don't think i'll be needing it anyway.

Thanks all your replies!!