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How to choose, store & buy Vanilla Beans
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Choosing/Buying Vanilla
Vanilla beans come in many different grades and sizes and what you choose will depend on what you need your vanilla for. For most purposes, such as baking vanilla cupcakes or vanilla ice cream you will need plump, pliable, Grade A beans.
What is a Vanilla Bean?
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What is a vanilla bean?
A fruit from an orchid flower grown in tropical climates, Vanilla is the second most labour intense crop after Saffron. Each flower of the orchid must be hand pollinated to produce a ‘fruit’ which is then picked and cured, a process that takes 9-12 months. The vanilla then resembles more of a bean hence the term, ‘vanilla bean’.