GR-C Western Macedonia
Krokos Kozanis PDO saffron, 1 g
Κρόκος Κοζάνης
One gram of Krokos Kozanis PDO saffron threads from Kozani, Western Macedonia, in the producers’ cooperative pack. Letterbox size.
Price €11.00
Includes 13% Greek VAT.
Ships to Greece: €3.90, 1 to 3 working days. Shipping and duties
Origin record πίναξ
- Where
- Kozani, Western Macedonia, GR-C
- How
- Hand-harvested flowers, stigmas separated and dried, cooperative-sorted and packed
- Protected
- Krokos Kozanis PDO (EU eAmbrosia). Check the register on ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)
- Maker
- [partner to be sourced]
- Fake test
- Warm-water test: drop a few threads into warm water. Dyed fillers such as safflower, dyed corn silk and dyed threads release their colour fast. Buy only cooperative-packed PDO saffron. Source: foodfraudadvisors.com (opens in a new tab) Field Notes: How to use saffron threads: steep, measure, store, The saffron water test
- Cook with it
- Saffron pilaf with Vostizza currants
Full record
- Material
- Dried stigmas of the saffron crocus
- Coordinates
- 40.30 N, 21.79 E
- VAT class
- 13% reduced rate (food)
- Ships to
- Ships to Greece. Open zones: Greece, European Union, US and Canada.Letterbox size. Greece, EU, US and Canada, duties paid outside the EU; FDA Prior Notice for the US. UK after our UK VAT registration.
- Compliance
- Cooperative PDO pack only, no repacking. FDA Prior Notice for US orders. Autumn harvest drop.
- Sources
- Status
- In stock
- SKU
- PX-KRO-1
Illustration of the object and its place, not a photograph of a named maker.
The address
Western Macedonia Δυτική Μακεδονία
A landlocked upland region on the northern mainland. Around Kozani, at about 40.30 N, 21.79 E, the autumn crocus is grown for Krokos Kozanis, an EU Protected Designation of Origin saffron.
About this object
What it is
One gram of saffron threads, the dried stigmas of the autumn crocus, registered in the EU as Krokos Kozanis, a Protected Designation of Origin. It takes about 150,000 flowers to make one kilogram.
Where and how it is made
The crocus is grown around Kozani in Western Macedonia (GR-C), at about 40.30 N, 21.79 E. Since 1971 a single producers’ cooperative of about 1,000 members has held exclusive rights to harvest, sort, pack and sell the crop. Every genuine pack therefore comes through that cooperative, and this is the pack we sell, unopened.
How to use it
Steep a pinch of threads in a few spoonfuls of warm water before adding it to rice, stews or baking. Our Kitchen section has a saffron pilaf with Vostizza currants, and both the saffron and the currants are on our shelf. To give saffron as a present, the same cooperative pack comes in a 4 g gift size.
What we have not verified yet
The cooperative sells directly, so this is one of our first-wave items, but our supply contract is still to be signed. Greek retail for Krokos Kozanis runs at about €6.00 to 10 per gram (a secondary source). Saffron is among the most adulterated spices, so the warm-water test is printed on the record. US orders need FDA Prior Notice before dispatch.
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