In the press: papers magazines Belly Dancing next "Ashrafi Food is a specialist importer of traditional Middle Eastern spices and condiments, such as the dried rosebuds (used to perfume strong spice mixtures); and here, from top, dried limes (which give a sharp musty flavour to Iranian soups and stews); sun-dried wild figs (eat them out of your hand or add to a cheese platter, desserts and jams); and barberries (sour, dried berries that add tartness to stuffings, and can be used in rice pilaf). Monthly air-freighted deliveries ensure that products are always fresh; the importer also stocks hard-to-find items such as sumac and pomegranate paste." from Vogue Entertaining and Travel         April "Take time to smell the roses this month - and eat them too, by using them as an ingredient in fragrantly exotic sweets and drinks ... dried rosebuds from Ashrafi Food" from Vogue Entertaining and Travel       next   saffy, sweetie "There's a lot of mystique about saffron, that yellow, astringent stigma from the crocus flower. At Ashrafi Food, the same Iranian family has been buying saffron from the same Iranian families of growers for over a century ensuring it's pure and free from any adulteration. It's also full of flavour and impeccably fresh." from Australian Gourmet Traveller top