Near our new place there is a very popular specialty foods store. The sort of place with many brands of european dark chocolate, cool cheeses, bulk sour gherkins, and dozens of types of balsamic vinegar. :eat2:
And vanilla.
Last weekend while trying to slide through the crowds--the place is a gastronimic oasis in this town--I discovered that they have a whole rack full of vanilla extract. Now, I was familiar with how much better pure vanilla extract was compared to the artificial stuff. But here they have vanilla from different countries, in different concentrations, and probably some more variants that I missed.
So tell me, anyone here a vanilla lover who knows something of these things? Is there much difference between vanillia from one place and another? Is specialty vanilla worth paying that specialty price for?
-Ed
And vanilla.
Last weekend while trying to slide through the crowds--the place is a gastronimic oasis in this town--I discovered that they have a whole rack full of vanilla extract. Now, I was familiar with how much better pure vanilla extract was compared to the artificial stuff. But here they have vanilla from different countries, in different concentrations, and probably some more variants that I missed.So tell me, anyone here a vanilla lover who knows something of these things? Is there much difference between vanillia from one place and another? Is specialty vanilla worth paying that specialty price for?
-Ed
