{"product_id":"estate-grown-madagascar-vanilla-beans","title":"KATZ Estate Grown Madagascar Vanilla Beans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eESTATE GROWN MADAGASCAR VANILLA BEANS (3 Beans)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eThese estate grown vanilla beans are from the tropical island of Madagascar, located in the Indian Ocean off the southern tip of Africa. I have long sourced these beans from our dear friend Buddy Born - who also supplies us with our authentic Spanish La Mancha saffron - first for our restaurant many years ago and now for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThey are derived from a fragrant orchid, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanilla Planifolia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, with the long, slender fruit that takes \u003cu\u003e3 years\u003c\/u\u003e to develop, \u003cb\u003ethen it is hand-picked and sun-cured for up to six months with much of the flavor and quality developing during this time\u003c\/b\u003e. Over 70% of the world crop comes from this island...and because it is known throughout the culinary world for its \u003cb\u003eunparalleled aromatic quality, the high demand is making prices skyrocket! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazing fact…when Europeans first took vanilla cuttings and began to cultivate them in other tropical climates, they bore no fruit. They discovered that a small bee, the Melipona, was responsible for most of the pollinating of the vanilla orchids in Central America, and that these orchids would need to be hand pollinated to produce results. Today, vanilla everywhere goes through the intensive process of hand pollination, once the flowers appear. From this moment, it can take up to eight months to produce a mature long green vanilla bean for curing. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt’s not hard to understand why the vanilla bean is the second most expensive spice in the world, saffron being number one! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eVanilla is an indispensable seasoning in the kitchen...from ice cream, to rice pudding, crème brulee, custards and panna cotta…all are enhanced with these flavor-packed beans with their very high vanillin content. They also add a pleasant essence to crepes, French toast, poaching liquid for pears, or mixed with yogurt, mascarpone or ricotta with a swirl of honey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eStore your vanilla beans in a cool, dark pantry well covered to maintain their moisture content. Do not refrigerate as it will dry out the beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eYou can also 'recycle ' your beans by rinsing, drying and adding to a couple of cups of sugar. After a few weeks, you will have fragrant vanilla sugar to use in your coffee, and add to your cookie and cake recipes (1 Tbsp. vanilla sugar=1\/4 tsp. vanilla extract).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are offering you these long, black beans with their intense flavor and desirable moist, supple and oily skin (a sign of freshness and proper storage) in packs of 3 beans, about 7\" each. They come in a glass vial, creating an ideal environment for storage. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CollapsiblePanel1\" class=\"CollapsiblePanel\" style=\"width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CollapsiblePanelTab\" style=\"width: 100%; float: left; text-align: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/3381\/5354\/t\/7\/assets\/productSpacer.gif?v=1665104549\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMadagascar grows\/produces about 70% of the world’s vanilla crop so everything that happens there is reflected in the entire market. As demand for “real” and “natural” products has escalated around the world (a good thing!), the price of vanilla has been creeping up for years. \u003cb\u003eIt is important to note that every single orchid flower must be hand pollinated since there are no native pollinators in the island of Madagascar…crazy!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe good news is that growers and workers on the island have seen an increase in what they are receiving for the incredible hard work that goes into growing these extraordinary and tasty beans and it is clear that they are not going to give up this extra cash for their crop and thus prices are rising as demand increases and the growers demand more as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Katz Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41655150051386,"sku":"KF-VAN-JR","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/3381\/5354\/files\/KATZ-transparentbackground-VanillaBeans.webp?v=1789504513","url":"https:\/\/www.katzfarm.mom\/products\/estate-grown-madagascar-vanilla-beans","provider":"KATZ Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}