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January 20, 2015 | IN Culinary Education

The Little-Known History of Vanilla

It’s in nearly every dessert you can think of, from cookies to crème brulee, but how much do we really know about this ubiquitous flavor? Where does it come from...

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Posted in Culinary EducationTagged Food history, New World foods, slave botanist, the history of vanilla, the spice wars, who discovered vanilla, all about vanilla, Black History, Edmond Albius
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