Costliest Spice Coming to Costco

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Posted by Alaina Browne, March 18, 2008 at 12:45 PM

Good news for lovers of saffron! Beginning in May, you'll be able to buy certified saffron from Spain's Castilla La Mancha region at your local Costco. Costco buyer Gary Kotzen says, "We want the best of the best, and we want to offer it to our members without them having to pay the premium. We'll bring it in, package it ourselves and offer it to our members at about one third or even one fifth of the cost of similar saffron."

4 Comments | Tags: Costco, saffron, Spain

4 Comments:

Oh great! How am I ever going to use up a Costco size pack of saffron?

wookie at 3:19PM on 03/18/08

Trader Joe's already sells a 1gm glass bottle of saffron - I think the last jar I bought was either $2.99 or $3.99. It's labeled Spanish saffron and is very potent.

rebetha at 3:29PM on 03/18/08

I've previously seen saffron for sale at Costco. Does that mean they were selling fake stuff?

chgoeditor at 4:07PM on 03/18/08

I am curious about the rice recipe in the Seattle Times article. I like the list of ingredients, but It seems like the order in which to add the ingredients isn't right...? I am also curious about 3 cups liquid to 2 cups basmati where 1 cup is white wine, sake or vermouth. Has anyone made a recipe similar to this?

souvenir at 12:49PM on 03/19/08

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