The European Union funded project, through its EU-STREIT programme, has been helping farmers in isolated areas to improve ...

To get to the bottom of this food fact, Reader’s Digest dove into the history of the tiny but mighty vanilla bean and spoke with Ethan Frisch, co-founder of the spice purveyor Burlap and Barrel.

Vanilla. “We fell in love with vanilla,” Sara said. “We started the Vanilla Bean Project because we want to change the world, and our mission has always been to make vanilla better for ...

For the best flavor, use a combination of vanilla bean paste and almond extract. Although vanilla bean paste can be pricey, it’s worth buying for this recipe. Its consistency is similar to maple ...

Vanilla beans are the fruit of the vanilla orchid, a tropical climbing plant known for its delicate and fragrant blossoms. Out of hundreds of orchid varieties, only two species—Vanilla planifolia and ...

In fact, less than 1 percent of all vanilla flavoring comes from actual vanilla beans — a fact that’s not remotely shocking once you learn all it takes to bring a single pod into this crazy world.

This Heilala's Vanilla Bean Paste. I first learned about it a few years ago, but only took the plunge a few months ago when I needed to replace my trusty vanilla extract — and I don't think I'll ...

Even though we call them vanilla beans, they are actually not a bean at all. In place of flowers, orchids in the vanilla family produce 6- to 12-inch long, thin bean-like pods that are considered a ...