The other day I decided to order some saffron after watching a few foods and cooking television shows because I often saw them using saffron in many of their foods, so that had me wanting to give saffron a try. I have never tried them before. So, I have decided to look up what saffron is all about and saw that it comes from some flowers. They are well known in Iran, where most saffron comes from, and they look delicious from a view. I looked saffron up on different e-commerce websites such as Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon, Sams Club, and whatnot, then I found some at Amazon that convinced me to purchase one of them from there. The one that I brought is called Zaran Saffron; what got my attention was that it said they are handpicked and have the highest quality grade, which they call super begin.
Many different makers make and sell saffron. I went with Zaran one because of many reviews and several articles that provide a top list of the best maker of Saffron – Zaran was often found to be in the top three of several top ten lists. When it was shipped to me, I was excited because it was something new to try, as I am always curious about something new to try in terms of foods or drinks. I had never tried saffron before until recently, saffron made by Zaran was the first one I have tried, and I brought 3 grams of it. What do I think of Zaran’s Saffron? It tastes like a flower, and that is sure, but I do not like it! It tastes so bitter, and when I ate them, for some reason, I started imagining grabbing the dirt out of the belly button then putting it on some food. Not only that, it has almost a burnt flower flavor aftertaste, and after a couple of minutes, it gave me a weird feeling. I only ate one piece to try; at first, I thought it was a very odd taste, so I decided to put a few pieces on cheese to taste it, and now I know for sure that it is disgusting. The look of the Zaran Saffron is dark red and a bit hard – almost like that beef shredded can of beef jerky. Saffron is from a crocus flower, primarily found in Iran and Spain, France, and Italy. If you get crocus flowers (flowers are purple) and look inside these flowers, you will see a few sticks in there – these are saffron. They are often handpicked or plucked out of crocus flowers and used in foods or drinks such as tea because saffron is considered one of the popular spices, especially in Europe or Asia. Google search is right on what saffron tastes like, which it says they taste sweet and floral. It is earthly and has a complex, nuanced flavor, but also “on the other hand,” it tastes like bitter, metallic, or plastic which they say is often in cheap imitators of this unique and should be avoided. At least on Amazon, the problem is that it says that Zaran’s Saffron is handpicked premium graded one, and it is pure Persian Saffron. But on Amazon, Zaran promised that their product was the real thing, which convinced me in the first place to purchase them. Sadly, they did not back what they said, and not only that; they might as well be the one that makes me not ever want to try any saffron of any other brands because it tasted so bad that I don’t want even to try any of them.
Maybe you would like them; if you are curious as I am, I would suggest you get the smallest amount to try them, which that is something I wished I did in the first place, but I went ahead with three grams instead of two grams which is the smallest one they have by Zaran. As for me, I never will because it is disgusting, but maybe that is just me, and perhaps you would like them. Zaran Saffron is promised to be one of the best saffron that you can buy, so with that, I definitely would not want to try the less good ones.
I am giving this Zaran Saffron a rating of 0.5, half of one, which translates worse.
Most Disgusting Saffron Ever
Product Name: Zaran Saffron
Product Description: Zaran Saffron offers the Highest Quality (Super Negin) Grade Saffron Threads/Spice for all Culinary Uses. All-Natural Saffron, No additives, Fillers or Artificial Dyes. Rigorously Lab tested for the Highest Levels of Crocin (Color), Safranal (Aroma), and Picocrocin (Flavor). We are proud to source the most floral and aromatic saffron for all your cooking needs. Zaran Saffron comes packaged in a luxury golden tin with a twist off lid and quality seal. Our Zaran Saffron tins make for a beautiful gift for foodies, chef's, or experimental cooks in your life! Saffron is a key ingredient which refines your dishes and recipes. Zaran Saffron elevates your dishes such as Paella, Risotto, Tea's, Golden Milk, and many more! Always Fresh, we strive to deliver you the freshest Saffron from the most recent crop always. Our Saffron threads are all-red, pure and unadulterated. We select our crop from the highest quality Saffron Flowers (Crocus Sativus L).
Brand: Zaran
MPN: B079BPFN9W
Offer price: 20.95
Currency: USD
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I decided to give a saffron a try, as I had never tried saffron before and decided to buy some saffron online, but before I did that, I researched which one was the best, and Zaran Saffron was it, so I brought that one. Zaran Saffron is handpicked premium-grade 1, pure Persian saffron. When it arrived here, I opened the small can containing 3 grams of saffron; it looks like these little sticks that you would see in some flowers, which is what saffron is. The saffron is usually handpicked or plucked out of a crocus flower, and they are considered one of the most well-known spices, especially in Europe or Asia. Most of them come from Iran, but some come from Spain, France, or Italy. I grabbed one stick, ate the stick by itself. I found it has an odd taste to it, but at that time, I could not say that I genuinely had tasted it, so I decided to grab some cheese and took a good pinch of saffron then put them in the cheese. Now that I have tasted saffron, I do not like it at all! It tasted like a burnt flower, with metallic or plastic aftertaste and bitter. Not only that, when I ingested them, I started feeling weird; you know, some foods such as grape or orange would get you energized, or if you eat like jalapeno or similar, you would feel warm, and the saffron gave me some bad feeling.
Zaran Saffron is considered one of the best saffron on the market, at least many, including chefs, have said, so I started thinking that if that is true, I sure would not want to try any of the others. Because of Zaran Saffron, I never will give saffron a try again in this lifetime, and no one ever will convince me to do so because it was honestly one of the worse things that have laid in my tongue. As I said, it tasted like a bitter, burnt flower and then a metallic or plastic aftertaste. Still, for some reason, it made me think it is like eating a stunk of dirt out of a belly button which I don’t know what that tastes like (nor I ever will attempt to) but for some reason, that has me thinking it tasted like it. It is a big no for me, but maybe you would like it as everyone has a different taste, and if you want one of the best saffron on the market, then Zaran saffron is supposed to be it. If you are curious about getting some saffron, I suggest that you get the smallest amount from a store or somewhere because that was a mistake of mine as I brought three grams when I should have brought a smaller one, which was two grams and that is the smallest one that Zaran Saffron has.
I am giving Zaran Saffron a rating of 0.5, which translates worse.
Joshua “Joshie” Sullivan.
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