How to avoid adulterated saffron
From Susan Taylor, for the Chicago Tribune:
Buy saffron as threads, because powdered saffron is easy to adulterate with turmeric or other cheaper spices. And, if the color looks very red and it was not very expensive, chances are it's a cheap substitute dyed red.
Read the rest of the article at chicagotribune.com for tips on avoiding other commonly doctored foods.
Leave a comment
Comments will be approved before showing up.
Also in Txoko para Todos: A Food Blog for All
Subscribe
Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more …
Recent Articles
- Chef Andy Suarez: Tostadas de Calamares en Tinta (Squid in Ink)
- New Tinned Spanish Seafood Now Available
- La Concha Beach, Morning
- Squid in American Sauce With Roasted Potatoes
- Squid in Ink Linguine
- Cockles (Berberechos) Conservas Ceviche
- Razor Shell Clams Conservas with Smoked Paprika and Garlic
- Simple & Exquisite: Spanish Conservas for the Ideal Summer Picnic
- Chef Andy Suarez: Pan Rustico with Octopus in Olive Oil, Piquillo Peppers, & Cantabrian Anchovies
- Friday Night Bites - Oysters and Pintxos at Little Creek
About
One afternoon not that long ago, A.J. Weiss was sitting in a cafe, tapping his pen on an empty note pad, and staring out the window. The prior accumulated years of adventure, heartbreak, and common drudgery had all amounted to this, a particular moment, for reasons both unknown and fairly straightforward. The most straightforward being that he was part of the family in the family-owned and operated Blue Planet Foods, Ltd. (importer of high-quality food products and ingredients), founded by Andrew E. Weiss and Miguel Rubio de Urquia, and that he had set forth to complete the task of conjuring a suitable name for the company's new Spanish specialty food label. After a certain amount of consideration and voluminous list-making, Donostia Foods came to be.
What was the inspiration for this (superb) brand name? Donostia-San Sebastián, a small coastal city in Basque Country in northern Spain, renowned for its restaurants, gastronomic societies, and culinary traditions. A place where locals and visitors alike wander the cobblestones of the old town in the warm evening light, drifting amongst the pintxo bars to sample unparalleled small-bites accompanied by the effervescent local wine, txakoli, and sharing in the laughter that becomes the fondest of memories; a place that exudes good food, good drinks, and a general sense of revelry. All of which is quite enjoyable.
With Donostia Foods we hope to introduce more people in the United States to the gastronomic pleasures of Donostia-San Sebastián and Spain as a whole, with a continually expanding product line of the best examples of the best products we can find and with the conviviality of the place itself.
Thank you for your interest in Donostia Foods, and if there's anything we can do for you, please contact us.
A.J. Weiss in the village of Espelette in Basque Country.
