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Vanilla’s Magical Qualities

…cologne, perfume, or oil. We’re hard-wired to be attracted to the scent of vanilla. Want to lose weight? Wear vanilla perfume or carry vanilla beans with you. Smell the aroma…

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For Farmers

Is Fair Trade vanilla really fair?

…from local farmers. Producing vanilla crops is hard work. Vanilla growers deserve a fair wage. Please support them here! Buy Ethically or Fairly-Traded Vanilla Right Here from The Vanilla Company…

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Vanilla Facts

Sex, Love and the Vanilla Bean

…which, in addition to chocolate, included vanilla, corn, allspice, chile, and other flavorings. We can assume the Mesoamericans knew of chocolate and vanilla’s alleged power since both cocoa beans and…

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How to Select and Use Vanilla Beans

…Bourbon vanilla beans are botanically known as Vanilla planifolia or Vanilla fragrans and originally came from the Gulf Coast of Mexico. When grown in Mexico they’re called Mexican beans. On…

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Be the Change

Vanilla Guerilla

…among others, rice, soya, maize, chillis, onions, and pyrethrum. Then I hit upon vanilla. It became my eating, walking, sleeping, talking, loveaffair nightmare. Vanilla is in my bedroom, in the…

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Ice Cream, Sorbets, etc

The Best Vanilla Ice Cream

…they may  smell and taste a lot like pure vanilla, natural vanillin, found in many plants besides vanilla, only contains part of the flavor profile of pure vanilla. So while…

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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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Tahitian Vanilla Extract

If you have never tried Tahitian vanilla but you like fruity, floral, flavors and aromas, treat yourself to this marvellous extract! Tahitian vanilla (Vanilla tahitensis) did not originate in Tahiti….

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Travel in the Tropics & Tours

A Tour to Hawaii’s Vanilla Mill

…COMPANY Vanilla Tasting: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10am to 11am.  Includes a sampling of foods from the Vanilla Kitchen as well as a vanilla presentation. * Vanilla Experience Luncheon: Wednesday, Thursday,…

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Pure Mexican Vanilla

…want pure Mexican vanilla extract, buy it in the U.S. from reputable dealers. Vanilla is a food of the Americas.  While there are a variety of wild species of vanilla

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Culinary

Cranberry and Vanilla Syrup Tart

…Choice Vanilla Sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled 2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons ice water 1 teaspoon Rain’s Choice pure Vanilla Extract Vanilla Syrup Tart 1 cup…

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