As universal as vanilla flavoring is, there's a time to use vanilla bean paste and another to use extract. Understand when to ...

When learning how to use a vanilla bean, start with plump, soft beans that bend easily. After carefully splitting the bean lengthwise and scraping out the caviar, you can use it in place of vanilla ...

ANSWER: Vanilla beans are pricey, but worth the splurge so you want to save them as long as possible. A vanilla bean is a long thin pod with tiny black seeds encased in the pod. Most of the vanilla ...

Trace back the history of vanilla and you learn that in Central America, it was first used by the Totonac Indians in their rituals. When the Aztecs took over, they discovered the magic of vanilla and ...

Would you flinch at paying $540 a kilogram for, well, anything you eat regularly? That's what happened to the price of vanilla, the world's favourite spice, last year. So why on earth does a vanilla ...

Vanilla bean prices have soared because of a shortage in Madagascar. The island country has more than three-quarters of the world’s vanilla fields. The ingredient is used in plenty of desserts, baked ...

Vanilla prices have climbed so high it's worth more by weight than silver. This increase in price has to do with a number of factors, including vanilla bean theft, complex pollination, extreme weather ...