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FREE SAFFRON…….with Tilda Rice?

  • 29-10-2024 11:41AM
    #1
    Planet X
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    Just emptied a 20kg. bag of Tilda Basmati rice and this pops out. Looks like, suppose I should open it and get a whiff. It says on the bag “2grs. Free Saffron”

    Anyone come across it before? Is it the real McCoy? I’ll pop it in a Paella dish if so.

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Comments

  • #2
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    That’s a lot of saffron!



  • #3
    Sleepy
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    The rice must be seriously over-priced if they can include free saffron with it!

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  • #4
    Cluedo Monopoly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,217 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122778767#Comment_122778767

    Tilda rice is usually an extortionate price.

    6 quid for a 1kg bag.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth house?



  • #5
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,106 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    A 20kg bag of rice!



  • #6
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,758 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122778770#Comment_122778770

    I usually pick up a 20kg bag every year or so. ~€50 or so off Asia Market.



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  • #7
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,235 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    But…….I don’t reckon it’s real saffron. Bought “saffron” in Tenerife a few years ago, it was cheap, too cheap……wasn’t saffron. That stuff above looks like the wrong colour.



  • #8
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058378271/free-saffron-with-tilda-rice

    That looks to me like it might be real!

    This is a helpful article to figure out if it's fake or not:

    https://motherwouldknow.com/how-to-identify-real-saffron-avoid-fake-saffron/



  • #9
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,716 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Tbh, I find there's so little taste off even the real stuff anyway that it makes no odds. (Except if you're actually paying for it, obvs.)



  • #10
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,235 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    It just imparts a nice colour to paella. Agree……very little taste.



  • #11
    Dial Hard
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122790020#Comment_122790020

    Turmeric does the same thing for a fraction of the price.



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  • #12
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,235 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    That’s what I usually use……..but not too fond of the taste it imparts.



  • #13
    Raichų
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    considering 2g of saffron is worth more than 1Kg of rice I would suspect the likelihood it’s real is slim.

    Does not look real either.



  • #14
    Day Lewin
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    Real Saffron does indeed have a taste of its own - a subtle but fascinating flavour, somewhere between black pepper and old honey - hard to describe but unmistakeable if you know it. Normally used by soaking a couple of precious strands in half a cup of hot water until infused and deep gold. Use the liquid in your recipe.

    It is also a horrifying price; the amount in that sachet would be worth a hundred quid at least. It's not saffron, final answer.



  • #15
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    I think saffron is one of those things that some people taste strongly and others hardly at all.

    There are many different grades (and prices) of real saffron and many limitations, too. I don't imagine a well known brand like Tilda would give away fake saffron. I reckon it's real but not high quality saffron.



  • #16
    Raichų
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122792066#Comment_122792066

    that’s a fairly interesting conclusion. Tesco sell fake saffron for example.

    They used to also sell beef mince products with horse mince. Being a well known or reputable brand does not mean they don’t engage in shady business.



  • #17
    dmc17
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    More like you got free rice when you bought saffron 😝



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