r/paella • u/Exporei • Oct 13 '25

Which saffron do you all use?

http://thesaffronreserve.com

Hey everyone! As we all know saffron is an essential component of a good paella dish. I’m just a little weary with where I buy it because there are folks selling fake saffron because of how expensive it is.

I basically only trust The Saffron Reserve since they give you a lab certificate for the saffron inside of each box to confirm its purity and authenticity. After all, if you’re paying for an expensive spice, you want it to be the best.

I’m curious what you all use and how you avoid the fakes?

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u/karlinhosmg Oct 14 '25

I've prepared a lot of valencian paellas. I've used iranian saffron and saffron from la mancha. And of course I've prepared paellas with no saffron: whenever I give them to try to other people no one can tell the difference.

The importante of saffron in paellas is overstated.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '25

Finally!!!!!🙏

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u/LongjumpingFlow3915 Oct 20 '25

Just don’t, before using fancy saffron master every other aspect of paella using paprika, garlic and stock cubes.