First let’s talk about vanilla! Vanilla is a spice that comes from vanilla orchids grown primarily in Mexico. There are currently three main types of vanilla grown worldwide all of which come from a species native to Mexico.
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Most of the world's vanilla is better known as Bourbon vanilla or Madagascar vanilla which is produced in Madagascar. Madagascar vanilla is considered superior.
Vanilla is sold whole as a liquid sugar salt oil and extract which is what we’re talking about today. Vanilla extract remains the most popular application for vanilla and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a cookbook that doesn’t include it at least once. Most people have a jar of vanilla extract at home!
To make vanilla extract vanilla beans are soaked in alcohol and water. The result is a deep dark liquid that may or may not be strained to remove all the seeds. There is a more readily available heavily processed alternative that is sometimes mislabeled as vanilla extract but is actually vanillin a byproduct of the wood pulp industry.
