Everything we have, priced by weight

Only the deep-red stigma tips. No yellow style, which is how weight gets padded cheaply.

Cracked by hand, never bleached. Amber kernel, not the pale white you see in shops.

Thin-shelled enough to crack in your hand. Keeps far longer than shelled kernel.

Smaller and denser than Californian, with far more oil. Unpolished.

Soft in the middle, not leathery. The white bloom is fruit sugar, not mould.

Shade-dried rather than sun-blasted, so they stay plump. No oil coating.

Brown, not orange. That bright orange in shops is sulphur.

Resin, not powder or capsules — powder is where fillers hide.

Walnuts, almonds and raisins. The safe, always-right gift.

Five items including saffron. What most people order for weddings.

Cannot be farmed. Found on foot in the forest, for a few weeks a year.

Saffron, Gucchi and walnuts. For someone who should taste the real thing.