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Originally Posted by jerin Hi Ash and other members,
I just heard today that the price for 1 kg Saffron is SEK 15.700:-, in USD that would be approx. 2,434.00, so that would need better pearls if You would like to invest such an amount of money for getting yellow pearls  |
It is true that, pound per pound, saffron is the most expensive spice in the world.
But it is very affordable because one uses such a tiny bit to make so much color! One tiny pinch of saffron (I actually buy it from the Dollar Store here) colors several cups of rice a deep yellow.
Growing up, our family was on a tight budget. My parents immigrated from Italy with only 2 suitcases a few years before I was born. Yet I grew up eating saffron rice. So-- trust me, buy a tiny container of it for $1-3 and boil it up in 2 cups of water to release the color, and then dilute as needed.
