Vanilla Bean Whole - 4 oz - Organic, Mountain Rose Herbs

Description

Although whole vanilla beans have become one of the world’s most expensive spices, they can be worth the splurge for their complexity of flavor. The mythology of the pre-Columbian Totonac tribe (who resided in what is now Mexico) refers to vanilla as an aphrodisiac, and it is still used for that purpose in a. After harvest, the pods go through an elaborate process of being killed, sweated, dried, and conditioned in order to maximize the flavor and fragrance. Vanilla Bean Whole - 4 oz - Organic - Vanilla planifolia is a tropical orchid with an exquisite, edible fruit, the vanilla bean. The flavor is derived from the ripened fruit of a tropical orchid, Vanilla planifolia, the only orchid in the world that produces an edible fruit. Vanilla orchids bloom for only a day, during which time they must be pollinated by hand. Vanilla may easily be one of the most well-known flavors in the world. The spent pods can even be used to make homemade vanilla extract and vanilla sugar. In the wild, vanilla vines (which attach themselves to living trees) may grow to a length of 80 feet or more. Even so, the bulk of the world's supply of vanilla is provided by only a handful of countries (primarily Madagascar, Mexico and Tahiti). Even after the plants have produced their pods, they must be checked daily so that each pod is harvested at just the right time. Our organic vanilla beans are transcendent in dessert recipes such as homemade ice cream, shortbread, and cakes.

Key Features

• In the wild, vanilla vines (which attach themselves to living trees) may grow to a length of 80 feet or more.
• Vanilla Bean Whole - 4 oz - Organic - Vanilla planifolia is a tropical orchid with an exquisite, edible fruit, the vanilla bean.
• The spent pods can even be used to make homemade vanilla extract and vanilla sugar.
• Although whole vanilla beans have become one of the world’s most expensive spices, they can be worth the splurge for their complexity of flavor.
• Our organic vanilla beans are transcendent in dessert recipes such as homemade ice cream, shortbread, and cakes.
• Vanilla may easily be one of the most well-known flavors in the world.