Kitchen Wisdom

La cucina piccola fal la casa grande. -Italian proverb
Translation: A small kitchen makes the house big.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

How to...Making Vanilla

The key to great flavor is using whole vanilla beans. If you are lucky enough to be choosing among vanilla beans from around the world, here's a quick flavor guide: Mexican beans are creamy, with spicy overtones. Madagascar beans are even more creamy, but Indonesian ones have a sweet, woody flavor. Tahitian vanilla is very fruity, with an strong flavor of ripe cherries. Most extracts are made by blending the four into the basic vanilla flavor we recognize; whole beans have more individuality.

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