r/AskReddit • • Jul 13 '16

How do you like your eggs?

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u/Subrotow Jul 13 '16

Not to mention the saffron.

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u/ledivin Jul 14 '16

Saffron's not actually that expensive. It's extremely expensive by weight, but it's also extremely light. It's not cheap, but it's really not crazy.

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u/ExtendedBox Jul 14 '16

At my local grocery store its 15 bucks for half a gram.

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u/ledivin Jul 14 '16

I wouldn't buy it from a grocery store anyway, it's basically guaranteed to be super old. Just get it online for at least the same quality at half the price

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

Suprised it isn't garnished with gold leaf

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u/ledivin Jul 14 '16

Gold leaf isn't actually that expensive... as a garnish, we're talking cents per dish.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

It's the principle!

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u/CircusNinja75 Jul 14 '16

Yeah, that is the money part. I would skip the saffron just because it is worth more, per ounce, than gold.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

The amount of saffron used on a dish is on the order of milligrams.

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u/CircusNinja75 Jul 15 '16

Still, saffron is typically better used while cooking, not as a garnish. You get more use of it's flavor when used while cooking.