You can use is to make vanilla pastry, vanilla sugar, vanilla ice-cream, practically anything! Just search on good food, or any other food websites, for recipes using vanilla pods and there you go!
The same amount of regular sugar and the seeds from a vanilla pod, or the same amount of regular sugar with some vanilla extract.
Vanilla is the flavour extracted from the Vanilla pod, (part of the Vanilla Orchid which contains the seeds) so the vanilla pod is the answer to your question.
the bean. It is inside of a little pod that looks like a green bean only they are brown. That is where they get the vanilla flavoring.
Vanilla is derived from the pod of a certain variety of orchid, and this pod is called a vanilla bean. To make vanilla you have to soak vanilla beans in vodka to extract the flavor. So no, usable vanilla is never a solid.
Vanilla is obtained from the seed pod of a specific orchid Vanilla planifolia.
They're aren't necessarily healthy or unhealthy, but they're a great substitute for vanilla extract. (If you can afford it!) I would recommend buying them @ Costco for the best value. You can also make vanilla flavored sugar by putting a used vanilla pod in a container of regular granulated sugar. This gives the sugar an amazing aroma and makes it so the outside part of the pod doesn't get wasted.
The address of The Vanilla Pod is not publicly released information. A dedicated agent will be happy to help you find more information on their official website.
Vanilla extract can be substitute for vanilla essence on a 1:1 basis (e.g 1tsp of vanilla extract is equal to 1tsp vanilla essence), on a strength-for-strength basis at least. But the flavour of vanilla essence will never be as good as the flavour from vanilla extract, no matter how much of it you use.
Good Eats - 1999 My Pod Vanilla 9-14 was released on: USA: 11 January 2006
Not really. You use vanilla extract to give food the taste or smell of vanilla. Honey does not taste or smell like vanilla. However, you can use honey as a substitute for sugar or other sweeteners.
White chocolate is a white substitute for chocolate.
On balance, yes. It is the seed pod of the Jerusalem Orchid.