Post #405699 by The Gnomon on Wed, Sep 3, 2008 7:02 AM

On 2008-09-02 10:57, Sparkle Mark wrote:
You can get great rose water and orange blossom water at any Persian grocery or decent pan-Middle Eastern store. Since it is frequently used in Persian cuisine the bottles are about 2x as big and it's about half the cost of the typical stuff you can find in Bevmo or goourmet boutiques.

If you want some commercial orgeats to compare against I really like these:

http://www.ditalia.com/product/Toschi_Almond_Orzata_Syrup/Beverages

http://www.torani.com/flavor/orgeat_almond_syrup

Best
Mark

So far I have yet to find a Torani syrup that is any good. Too bad, since it there is a wall of the stuff at World Market. I think it's probably the worst I've ever had when it comes to their Almond. I haven't tried Toschi, but there is decent French orgeat available, so when I want to go store-bought, I just send away for that. I get my store-bought orgeat from Touch of Europe. Search for "syrup" to see their whole line. They carry two kinds of orgeat, Teisseire and Rième. I get the Teisseire sometimes, but rarely because homemade is always better (except for ruined batches), including Emergency Orgeat (which is much thinner than the real deal, but can be made rather quickly).