Saffron???

[potiche]

So.......the spice shelf has my attention. Remember Michael McIntyre's brilliant sketch about the spice rack? I have a bag if what looks like saffron....but theres 100gms of it so I'm thinking it would be worth a fortune if really saffron. It was bought in Thailand...in 2015!... from TescoLotus. It's labelled DOK-KUM-FOUY. What is it? How should I use it?

[JJ109]

Dok kum foy is "Safflower" not saffron. However it is a substitute for saffron. It is a traditional Chinese medicine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safflower

[JJ109]

Hope it helps Danny!

[potiche]

https://youtu.be/UswNO5aN-KI

[potiche]

https://youtu.be/UswNO5aN-KI

[Old_Geezer]

ดอกคำฝอย ?

[JJ109]

Correct - Old Geezer!

[Mamyalynne]

Well done JJ, local knowledge is a fine thing.

[JJ109]

Thanks Mamya!

[potiche]

Thnx jj....you nailed it. I'll use with confidence now...will use in risotto. Also will be fun for wee ones to have a go at bundle dyeing some fabric. Shame no easter egg rolling this year

[Old_Geezer]

Pretty alphabet so surfed for more info. http://mylanguages.org/thai_alphabet.php ant then I spotted the 'English Sound' column.

This is "kh", and this, and this, and this, and this :-)

I think that the Thais could do with a 'Traditional' version, and a 'Simplified' one ;-D

[Old_Geezer]

...and...

[JJ109]

Old Geezer, Thai is a "tonal" language, Depending on what tone you use, the word can be totally different
eg Mama (mother), ma = dog, horse or to come
mae = no or negative, not etc

Therefore to say "mothers dog comes" = ma mama ma, it is not mother's dog mother's horse comes"
= mae ma mama ma mama ma
But all with different tones

[Old_Geezer]

In which case, I don't think that I'll try to pick it up from a book.
Been busy making very slow progress on a different language already. Languages are not really my forte.