Vanilla
flavoring / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vanilla is a spice and a flavoring. The plant it grows on is the orchid Vanilla, which is a vine.
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Vanilla planifolia | |
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Tribe: | Vanilleae |
Subtribe: | Vanillinae |
Genus: | Vanilla |
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The main species picked for vanilla is called Vanilla planifolia. Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both vanilla and chocolate to Europe in the 1520s.[1]
Today, most of the flavoring is done in chemical laboratories because real vanilla beans are expensive. The pure (man-made) form of the flavoring is known as 'vanillin'.