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Nyanza Vanilla

Sweet, classic vanilla flavor, with a beautiful date-tannin aroma.

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Our bamboo tubes of vanilla are a bit dry and stiff, but still extraordinarily fragrant, perfect for vanilla extract, vanilla sugar, homemade vanilla powder or for infusing in cream for outta-this-world homemade ice cream or whipped cream.

Also available as vanilla powder and vanilla extract kits.

Our Nyanza Vanilla is grown in the hills around Nyanza (aka Lake Victoria) in Tanzania, where the altitude, rich soil and temperate climate produce an especially rich, sweet vanilla.

This Grade A Nyanza Vanilla comes in a bamboo tube or plastic container with an inner pouch or pouches that keep the vanilla pods fresh. Cut the pods open and scrape the seeds into custards, ice cream or other rich desserts (use the empty pods for vanilla sugar!). Or infuse them with alcohol of your choice for homemade extract.

Highlights

Origin:

Kagera, Tanzania

Process:

Sun-dried during the day, cured in wooden boxes overnight

Ingredients:

Vanilla planifolia, whole pod, dried

Tasting notes:

Toasted Hazelnut  • Dates • Tannins


Cooking tips

  • Split, scrape and add to your ice cream base, fruit jams or puddings before cooking
  • Drop a vanilla pod into your favorite spirit, then add sugar and instant coffee to make a homemade Tia Maria
  • Bury spent pods in sugar to make vanilla sugar
"Ethically sourced vanilla beans"

SOURCING

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Vanilla is the fruit of a flowering vine. It takes as long as a decade for a vine to begin to produce fruit, and the white orchid flowers must be pollinated by hand. The pods grow in small bunches like bananas, and they take 6-9 months to ripen. After harvesting, they're cured in wooden boxes, where they turn from green to brown and develop their characteristic rich, complex aroma.

In a climate and terroir similar to that of Madagascar, they develop a deep, rich aroma and flavor. We prefer the vine-ripened pods (standard pods are often picked slightly underripe as a shortcut) for their stronger, sweeter, more concentrated flavor.

In the photos, you can see the nearly-ripe vanilla pods, the vanilla flower, and the vanilla vines.

how do we compare? Supermarket Icon Supermarket Fair Trade Icon Fair Trade
Heirloom Spices Yes No No
Fair Prices for Farmers Yes No Depends on global commodity price
Time in Storage None. We import spices at harvest Up to 10 years At least 1 year
Flavor Profile Intense & fresh Stale & bland Inconsistent
Knows Farmers Names Yes No Unlikely
Customer Service Fast responses from real people! No There might be a 1-800 number?
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