http://blog.myvanillashop.com Premium Vanilla Beans Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:37:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Those who have a sweet tooth will surely love to have vanilla frosting on their cakes, pastries, cookies or even on their favorite ice cream. There are a lot of cook books that offer vanilla frosting recipes, but here’s one that your gustatory sense would surely love. The ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/how-to-make-the-yummiest-vanilla-frosting-ever/ Little over a century has passed since vanilla was introduced into the market for commercial use. Nowadays, vanilla in its pure and natural form is available in supermarkets, gourmet shops and convenience stores. Vanilla is widely used in culinary purposes as a spice or food ingredient. Pure ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/everything-about-vanilla-extract-and-flavors/ What makes pure natural vanilla more favorable compared to synthetic vanilla among chefs and household moms in their baking pleasures? The answer lies mainly on one thing; the taste. Pure vanilla is very expensive in the sense that among the hundreds of spices listed, vanilla is the most ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/the-big-difference-between-natural-and-synthetic-vanilla/ Vanilla is also known as a potent aphrodisiac. The intoxicating aroma of vanilla comes from the vanilla beans that are encapsulated within the vanilla pods. While still young and unprocessed, vanilla pods are odorless. You will only notice the scent of the vanilla during the curing ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/vanilla-awakens-the-id/ There is a lot more to vanilla than just a bon appetite. Other than its use in one of the chef’s main courses or desserts, vanilla has always been a favorable scent for perfumes, lotions and in candles. However, vanilla doesn’t just stop there. We owe the ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/vanilla-and-its-useful-health-benefits/ Vanilla beans are seed pods of the orchid planifolia and are categorized according to the region from which they are cultivated like Mexican, Tahitian, and Indonesian. The Madagascar vanilla is called Bourbon vanilla because the island of Madagascar was previously called Bourbon Island. It takes about a ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/how-vanilla-beans-are-cured-and-processed/ Vanilla has come a long way from being just a mere orchid into a flexible ingredient and component of different foods and products. One can enjoy its endless benefits from food, aromatics, perfumes and many other applications that one can use out of a simple vanilla bean. One cannot fathom ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/vanilla-cake-recipe/ We all know that vanilla is used mainly for culinary purposes - as the main ingredient vanilla recipes and the all-time favorite vanilla ice cream as well as to add flavor and aroma to most tasty treats like cakes, pastries, and other beverages. Because of its sweet smelling aroma, ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/vanilla-what-you-don%e2%80%99t-know/ Vanilla is an edible fruit of the Vanilla Planifolia, an orchid family of the tropics, mostly grown in Madagascar, Tahiti and Mexico. Bourbon vanilla, the one coming from Madagascar and the Tahitian vanilla are the two most commercially used vanillas. Vanilla was ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/why-is-vanilla-considered-an-expensive-spice/ Vanilla is a tropical vine of the orchid family that is grown in certain parts of the world like Indonesia, Tahiti, Mexico and Madagascar. Despite of its economic condition, Madagascar is known to be the leading exporter of vanilla all over the world. As of now there are ... http://blog.myvanillashop.com/why-is-vanilla-used-as-an-ingredient/