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> > > Marigold petals are also used to dye rice yellow in cheap-cheat
> > > imitation of saffron rice.
>
> > I can't imagine the scent of marigold petals, or even the scent's distant
> > cousin fitting in a rice dish. Got an example?
>
> Plenty on the net.
>
> I've never eaten marigold rice, but it's a very old saffron
> substitute (aka, ******* saffron and American saffron). I once bought a
> generous sized packet (labelled, saffron) at a herb market in Madeira,
> hoping it was saffron at a bargain price , but when opened it quite
> obviously was dried marigold petals not saffron strands.
>
> Janet

Marigold (actually pot calendula) petals are used in Georgian cookery.
I bought some when I was in Tbilisi 6 years ago. Since the petals were
straight from the farmers' market, after a while little critters
appeared. (Added protein.)

Cindy

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