Mexican Vanilla Beans Whole Grade A Gourmet Vanilla Pods for Homemade Vanilla Extract and Baking from Veracruz, 1/4 LB

After being harvested they are sun cured for months using the traditional Bourbon drying method. They are now found all over the world from places like Madagascar to Indonesia to Papa New Guinea PNG farms. Mexican Vanilla Beans are some of the highest quality beans in the world and have an incredible flavor profile. The scent consists of a heavenly rich aroma with a smooth tone, hints of honey, mocha, and caramel..Our beans are sun cured to develop the full, complex vanilla flavor made of over 200 organic compounds and artificial vanilla (vanillin) cannot properly replicate the complexity of natural vanilla. The entire process takes anywhere from 6 to 9 months after pollination and our farmers in the Veracruz region have turned vanilla processing and curing into an art. Our beans are triple inspected throughout their journey. First, they are inspected by our farmers who have hundreds of years of experience. The second inspection is before bulk storage for transport. The final inspection is done at our warehouse moments before packing your shipment where we check the smell, quality, and appearance.

• Fresh Gourmet Mexican Vanilla Beans from Late 2021 - 2022 Crop Suistainably Sourced from Vanilla Farmers in Veracruz, Mexico at Fair Market Prices.
• Length is ~ 5 - 7 Inches (Approximately 15-17 cm) with an average moisture content of 33% meaning these beans are soft, pliable, and filled with millions of tiny vanilla seeds to showcase in your delightful baking creations or add exquisite flavor to your extract.
• Mexican vanilla beans have a rich flavor with a subtle honey, mocha and caramel fragrance. It is one of our top origin of vanilla beans due to the unique flavor and aroma. It is also the only vanilla bean in the world that is pollinated by the Melipona Bee.
• With a high vanillin content Mexican vanilla beans can be used in a variety of recipes as flavoring or ingredients and other uses such as homemade vanilla extract, baking, cooking, and brewing
• Our triple inspection process ensures only the highest quality beans are sent out by checking the size, smell, aroma, and appearance before packaging in our commercial vacuum sealers.