| − | '''Vanilla''' is an exotic [[flavor]]ing agent that is derived from the bean of the [[Vanilla Orchid]]. It is grown in very few places in the world (90% of the world’s vanilla is grown in [[Madagascar]] and Comoro and Reunion islands).<ref name="Reineccius">Reineccuis, Gary. Flavor Chemistry and Technology. Taylor & Francis: 2006.</ref> The bean is cured and dried, allowing it to develop an exotic flavor. The chemical [[vanillin]] in the beans is primarily what gives the vanilla its flavor, though vanillin by itself does not actually taste very much like vanilla. It is the trace [[flavor]] compounds (the composition of which varies depending on where the vanilla is grown) which compliment vanillin and give vanilla its distinctive flavor. | + | '''Vanilla''' is an exotic [[flavor]]ing agent that is derived from the bean of the [[Vanilla Orchid]]. It is grown in very few places in the world (90% of the world’s vanilla is grown in [[Madagascar]] and Comoro and Reunion islands).<ref name="Reineccius">Reineccuis, Gary. Flavor Chemistry and Technology. Taylor & Francis: 2006.</ref> The bean is cured and dried, allowing it to develop an exotic flavor. The chemical [[vanillin]] in the beans is primarily what gives the vanilla its flavor, though vanillin by itself does not actually taste very much like vanilla. It is the trace [[flavor]] compounds (the composition of which varies depending on where the vanilla is grown) which complement vanillin and give vanilla its distinctive flavor. |