More fragrant and full-bodied than vanilla extracts, top quality vanilla beans feature a deep perfumed aroma and are oily to the touch. Our Tahitian vanilla beans are grown in the South Pacific and are a different species of vanilla than our more popular Bourbon Island Vanilla Beans. Our Tahitian beans are shorter (approximately six inches long), thicker and contain a higher oil and water content than the Bourbon Island beans. Their strong aroma is sweet and fruity and is preferred by European gourmet cooks.
We also stock Organic Vanilla Beans as well as a top grade Vanilla Extract and Vanilla Flavor. Helpful hints: Vanilla beans are so rich and loaded with flavor, that you can use your vanilla beans more than once. After the first use just rinse them off and let them dry and you can then use them again later. Other cooks will grind them for their second use and add them to recipes calling for vanilla. If you notice your beans getting a flat and dull growth on them, or if they smell bad, this usually means mildew. You should throw the mildewed beans away, or the mildew will spread to the other beans.
Use with apples, eggs, fish, ice cream, melon, milk, peaches, pears and strawberries. Vanilla Beans work well in combination with cardamom, chili, cinnamon and cloves.
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