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How to Select and Use Vanilla Beans

…the other hand, beans from the same plant stock are called Bourbon vanilla beans if they grow in Madagascar, Indonesia, and many other regions. The big exception is the beans…

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Bourbon Vanilla Macadamia Nut Tart

…softened 2 Madagascar Vanilla Beans, split 1 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and roughly chopped Garnish 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 2 teaspoons Rain’s Choice Vanilla Sugar 1 teaspoon Rain’s…

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Vanilla Simple Syrup

…cool. Ingredients 2 cups water 2 cups sugar 1 Rain’s Choice Madagascar or Mexican Vanilla Bean Rain’s Choice Vanilla Extract to taste if desired Instructions Place sugar and water into…

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Tropical Food Facts

Lychee

…in 1897.  Madagascar is a primary exporter of lychees. Lychee grows best where there are warm, but not excessively hot, humid summers, and it needs some chill for the fruits…

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Healthy Cooking

Vanilla in Savory Foods — Really??

…coconut milk and vanilla. French families tied to the Madagascar vanilla trade were no strangers to vanilla in poultry and meats. They knew. Pork is a shoe-in. Pork tenderloin with…

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Black Pepper

…By the 16th century, it was grown in Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia and elsewhere, but was primarily traded to China or used locally.  It was due to the value of pepper…

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Tropical Food Facts

Bananas and Plantains

…first fruit.  Alexander the Great discovered bananas in India and brought them to the Western world.  Arabic slave traders brought the banana to Madagascar where it traveled via migrants and…

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Fascinating Facts About Chocolate

…worldwide growing cacao commercially include Madagascar, Sao Tome, Sierra Leone, Togo, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Grenada, Malaysia, Java, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Philippines, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador,…

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Beverages

The Vanilla Egg Cream

…Ingredients Scale 1x2x3x Approximately 3 ounces cold milk 1/4 teaspoon Rain’s Choice Madagascar Vanilla Extract 1 tablespoon simple syrup Approx. 8 oz. seltzer water or club soda Cook Mode Prevent…

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Fruit Desserts

Rum and Vanilla Poached Peaches

…★ 3 Stars ☆ ★ 2 Stars ☆ ★ 1 Star ☆ No reviews Ingredients Scale 1x2x3x 4 pounds firm, ripe peaches 2–1/2 cups sugar 2 Madagascar Vanilla Beans, split…

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