Noticias

Manual Pollination

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world. And a crop with a lot of manual labor in growing, pollinating, harvesting and curing. Vanilla flowers contain male and female organs. A thin membrane separates the flower’s stigma from its rostello and therefore needs to be lifted by hand while the flower is gently

So much vanilla… and now what?

With this compilation of recipes for download, Vanilla-Trade, I would like to give you some suggestions what you can do with your Gourmet Mexican Vanilla. Whether it’s vanilla pod, vanilla essence or vanilla powder……. whether you prefer savory or sweet dishes or maybe you just want a new idea for your cocktails. In our collection

Vanilla drying process

The elongated ripe fruits of the vanilla bean are harvested by hand between October and January. In order for the green-yellow fruits to develop their incomparable bouquet, farmers subject their harvest to a laborious fermentation process. After harvesting, the fruits are treated with hot steam or boiling water and then exposed to intense sun for

Books

These books are unique: they are multilingual, exciting and explain in a fun way where our spices come from and that Mrs. Prusko can not only write imaginatively, but always takes away an impression in situ. Therefore, we are very happy about the visit of Solveig Ariane Prusko and look forward to her new book