Madagascar
in madagascar
in madagascar
asia
the hawaiian islands - Wrong...No single country produces 75% of the worlds pineapples.http://www.uga.edu/fruit/pinapple.html
The most recent (2006) numbers I could find show that 6,200 tonnes of vanilla were produced in Madagascar accounting for approximately 59% of the worlds' crop
The majority of vanilla beans are currently grown on the coast of Mexico and parts of India. However, 95% of products are flavored with artificial vanilla and not the vanilla bean.
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Vanilla is a tropical plant; I don't believe that it can be grown outdoors in Canada. It is primarily grown in central America, in Indonesia and in Madagascar.
Vanilla is extracted from the beans contained in the seed pod of Vanilla Orchids. Vanilla planifola, Vanilla tahensis, and Vanilla pompona are the three major variants and are grown around the world in Madagascar, Reunion, etc (Bourbon Islands), Tahiti & other South Pacific Islands, ans Central/South America, respectively.
The two species of vanilla vine used to make vanilla products are: # Vanilla Planifolia - most common of the two species. Most commonly grown in Indonesia, Mexico and Madagascar # Vanilla Tahitensis - only grown in Tahiti and Papua New Guinea
Vanilla is an extract of the vanilla bean in alcohol. The vanilla plant is a relative of the orchid, and originally, all extract was made from beans grown in Madagascar, but in recent years, Mexican vanilla has become more popular. Most vanilla flavoring, however, is not vanilla but vanillin, a synthetic flavoring. Regular vanilla loses potency if it if heated in baking, or frozen in ice cream, but romantic purists think vanillin is too consistent to be an interesting flavor. Food companies appease snobs by making a deal about using real vanilla, perhaps including flecks of vanilla bean in their ice cream, and buttressing the vanilla taste with vanillin. You can make your own vanilla extract by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol, preferably a "breathless" vodka.
Vanilla in a plant it is grown, it cannot be made.