What is the original place where vanilla was grown?

by Keith Hamburger

We've all heard the phrase "plain vanilla" used to describe something that is ordinary, but there really is nothing ordinary about vanilla. The phrase is probably derived from the most common ice cream flavor, vanilla, of...read more

by Joan Mccord

Vanilla possibly the most complicated flavor in the world, is derived from orchids in the genus, Vanilla. Native to Mexico, vainella, in Spanish, literally translates "little pod." The vanilla vine naturally grows thro...read more

by Gail Kavanagh

Remember the Beverley Hillbillies? One of the running jokes in the show was Granny Clampett's advice to Elly May that she would ``drive men wild" if she dabbed a little ``vanilly extract" behind her ears. The audience...read more