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17713647 No.17713647 [Reply] [Original]

why is this shit so expensive? it costs as much as a steak at some places

>> No.17713660

Because seafood isn't cheap, butt munch

>> No.17713670

>>17713647
Your image contains 3 different kinds of seafood, and paella also frequently contains some kind of land meat. It's also a rice dish, which means it takes at least 20 minutes to prepare. It also contains saffron, but people who think saffron is expensive are kind of dumb and you shouldn't listen to them.

>> No.17713682
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17713682

A bit of a derail, but do they sell these where you live? Did you fall for the marketing?
I know I did, but I have no clue what to do with this pan you get. I always made my version of rice and meat in a pan with a lid

>> No.17713688

>>17713660
>>17713670
you can get a big hunk of salmon for like $20 or a bucket of mussles for like $20
it's more expensive than a large amount of any one thing

>> No.17713692

>>17713688
Oh, he's retarded...

>> No.17713694

>>17713670
Real saffron is expensive

>> No.17713696

>>17713694
No it isn't.

>> No.17713697

>>17713694
as opposed to fake saffron? are you dumb?

>> No.17713698

>>17713692
>there are multiple ingredients so it's expensive
there are multiple ingredients in basically everything you order at a restauraunt

>> No.17713712

>>17713698
>there are multiple ingredients in basically everything you order at a restauraunt
Yes, and they're often composed dishes that are cooked properly and well seasoned, and yet you somehow insist that they should cost the same as the hunk of salmon or bucket of mussels you're eating at home like a caveman as though everyone else's time and experience is worth as little as your own just because you have no taste.

>> No.17713785

>>17713688
Salmon and mussels can be farmed.

>> No.17713794

>>17713688
>it's more expensive than a large amount of any one thing
Yes, and? Were you trying to make a point here?

>> No.17713796

>>17713794
This thread is speacial ed

>> No.17713812

>>17713796
Pretty sure it's just OP.

>> No.17713814

>>17713697
>As opposed to fake saffron
Yes you retard

>> No.17713836

>>17713814
Stop watching youtube clickbait you fucking zoomer.

>> No.17713852
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17713852

>>17713836
I have never watched a YouTube video about saffron and I'm not a zoomer. The existence of fake saffron is common knowledge that you could literally just check on Google before posting your retarded posts.

>> No.17713855

>>17713852
>used by the early spanish colonies along the rio grande as a substitute for saffron
Yeah, you're an idiot.

>> No.17713868

>>17713855
You are so fucking stupid

>> No.17713876
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17713876

>>17713855
>>17713868
You're both fuckin morons to be honest.

>> No.17713911

>>17713876
The original guy could have been talking about turmeric too. There's all kinds of things you can use to make rice yellow for cheap. But real saffron is expensive. Does that not make sense to you?

>> No.17713938

>>17713911
Saffron isn't expensive.

>> No.17713979

>>17713938
Real saffron is expensive.

>> No.17713980

>>17713938
Real saffron is expensive as that guy said.
Some of the cheap grounded saffron is cut with a similar flower, and most them uses all the pistil, which is 3/4 flowerless cut, only the vert first part of the pistil has flavour and should technically be used.
That why most of the saffron in powder taste like nothing

That happens for the majority of spices you buy already grounded, it is not a mistery and perfectly legal

>> No.17713984

>>17713911
I'm not buying into the arguing, but you're both moron's.

>> No.17713985

>>17713980
I've never seen ground saffron or any of the things you're describing. Saffron isn't expensive.

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17713988

>>17713938
$305/oz isn't expensive? This shit costs more than weed.
>But muh saffron threads are really light so it's actually cheap by unit of flavor
Wrong. Just a half of a gram of it is 5 bucks. In the context of a paella being "overpriced" on a restaurant menu, the saffron alone could bring it from $10 to $20

>> No.17713989

Saffron is bullshit and doesn't taste like anything.

>> No.17713993

>>17713988
When you use saffron you only use a couple of threads.

>> No.17714001

>>17713988
>But muh saffron threads are really light so it's actually cheap by unit of flavor
Yes.

>> No.17714002

>>17713993
For a big paella? You need a healthy pinch. You'll never taste a couple of threads.

>> No.17714011

>>17713985
They still sell you the whole pistils which are cut. Saffron is expensive

>> No.17714036

>>17713647
Seafood is more expensive than most of the steak

>> No.17714040

>>17714036
Not to mention the saffron

>> No.17714045

>>17714040
Saffron isn't really that expensive.

>> No.17714052

>>17714045
Real saffron is

>> No.17714053

>>17714052
Not really.

>> No.17714062

>>17714053
$305/oz isn't expensive?

>> No.17714065

>>17714062
No, not compared to say buying fresh basil or rosemary relative to how much you'd typically use in a dish.

>> No.17714244

>>17713876
That's not really his name, its from a fake show called mxc

>> No.17714252

>>17714036
Calamari and scallops are cheap af

>> No.17714253
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17714253

>>17714244
MXC wasn't fake.

>> No.17714263

>>17714252
>Mussels
>Prawns
>Fish
>Squid
>Chicken
>Chorizo
>Saffron
>White wine
This is why it is expensive.

>> No.17714277

>>17714065
Fresh herbs are cheap compared to saffron. Also easy to grow yourself.

>> No.17714290

>>17713647
>it costs as much as a steak at some places
some times it is much more than that, but 2bh, the ingredients are expenssive and it takes mastery
Other than that the "let's scam the tourists" tax is real.

>> No.17715333

>>17714290
>mastery
That's a good point. I can cook steak at home. Paella, not so much. I tried it once in a cast iron pan and the rice glued itself to the bottom creating a thick burnt glue that I couldn't get off.
Now I have a nice carbon steel I may try it again, but I think it'll take a bit of practice.

>> No.17715342

>>17715333
>tried it once in a cast iron pan and the rice glued itself to the bottom creating a thick burnt glue that I couldn't get off.
the original paella has a "burnt" lower layer, but it is considered a good thing, not carbonised mind you just slightly roasted, it's considered the best part

>> No.17715792

Surely one factor is that it takes so fucking long to make and plate. You can't just quickly heat it up and serve it like most other dishes.
So the idea is you reduce the number of people who order it by raising the price.

>> No.17715805

>>17715342
Yeah that's what I was trying to create, but the cast iron was just too sticky to get that layer off. I ended up having to boil water in the pan to dissolve it.

>> No.17715810

>>17714277
Not really. If I'm at the grocery store shopping for a dish and it uses saffron vs fresh basil I don't really see any difference. It's going to cost about the same. I mean, the saffron is going to be a more expensive initial purchase, but you'll typically get 2-3 uses out of a jar.

>> No.17716555

>>17714263
>oh theres chicken? That'll be $40
You've got to be kidding me

>> No.17716557

>>17714253
Its fake retard Google it