For anyone wanting to get ahold of poppyseeds for baking

submitted by Comatoast from (self.Cooking)

Maybe it's just my area, and that we don't have a high concentration of Eastern Euros here, but you can't find poppyseeds in bulk anywhere in person without spending a fortune. They're available in those tiny $5 herb jars, but that's not enough to make fillings for pastries. I found a place online where I can purchase them in bulk, a pound for $7.99 for the Spanish variety. I picked up a pound of pepitas to season up and use for snacks too, I think for $8? Anyway, it's Nuts.com. I'll report back on quality when I get the shipment in.

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People buy bulk poppy seeds to get high on since a little bit of opium gets on them. It drives the price up.

If you're only interested in baking .. food, you might find better deals if you specifically look for washed seeds. Drug users don't want those.

[–]Comatoast[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I wasn't aware there were unwashed seeds. I just assumed that by default some sect of US government would require anything commercially sold to not have the option of opiod poisoning when consumed.

[–]Comatoast[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Update: the pepitas taste pretty amazing and it's a considerable amount for the price. I haven't fooled around with the poppyseeds yet, so no word on that.