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Where it comes from
We buy direct. Almonds from California, pistachios and dates from Iran, figs and apricots from Afghanistan, walnuts and saffron from Kashmir. Buying at the source is slower and it ties up money, but it is the only way to know what you are getting before it is yours.
Every lot is checked before it is weighed, and again before it is sealed. Broken pieces, dull colour, anything that has sat too long — it does not go into a packet with our name on it.