Where did what place Vanilla come from?

Answer 1

It is native to Madagascar. It is native to Madagascar. It is native to Madagascar.

Vanilla was originally native to Mexico (technically mezo-America) and is derived from orchids (making it the only fruit bearing member of the orchid family) of the genus Vanilla.

Vanilla planifola, Vanilla tahensis, and Vanilla pompona are the three major variants ans are grown around the world in Madagascar, Reunion, etc (Bourbon Islands), Tahiti & other South Pacific Islands, ans Central/South America, respectively. They are, however, all decendants of the original central American plants

Madagascar (Bourbon) vanilla beans are most commonly used for the vanilla extract you see at the grocers

Answer 2

The first to cultivate vanilla were the Totonac people, who inhabit the Mazantla Valley on the Gulf Coast of Mexico near present-day Vera Cruz. According to Totonaca mythology, the tropical orchid was born when Princess Xanat, forbidden by her father from marrying a mortal, fled to the forest with her lover. The lovers were captured and beheaded. Where their blood touched the ground, the vine of the tropical orchid grew.

Answer 3

There is no precise date but it is there is evidence that Vanilla was used in mezo-America during Pre Columbian times which could make it's use as old as 16,000 years ago Vanilla was unknown in Europe until the 1520s when Hernando Cortez brought it (and chocolate) back on one of his return voyages

Answer 4

This is a bit like 'When was gravity invented?' Vanilla wasn't 'invented' insomuch as it isn't a man-made chemical. The flavour is extracted from the plant of the same name which is native to Mexico and is known to have been cultivated and used in cooking since the 16th century by the native people of Central America

Answer 5

Vanilla originated in Mexico & Central America

Answer 6

robby vanilla

Answer 7

vanilla was first made in Mexico.

Answer 8

Most vanilla is from Madagascar

Answer 9

The vanilla bean