Amazonian Tahitensis Vanilla Beans +8cm XS

What is wild Amazonian vanilla?

Wild Amazonian vanilla is a rare product that you won't find everywhere. As I like to take you off the beaten track, this vanilla is for me the product to discover to vary the pleasures.

The Amazonian vanilla which comes from Ecuador is a Tahitensis vanilla, the pods are thus bigger than those from the vanilla planifolia. This wild vanilla flourishes in the South American Amazonian jungle and takes you on a sensory journey across the Atlantic during a tasting session. Escape is guaranteed with this Ecuadorian vanilla, which will delight lovers of gourmet vanilla.

The pods have an oily appearance and contain magnificent beans that will wonderfully flavour all your recipes. It is a vanilla to be favoured if you are a fan of arranged rum or vodka-based vanilla cocktails.

What is the flavour of wild Amazonian vanilla?

Discover exceptional flavours with this wild vanilla from Ecuador. Very fragrant, it presents fruit notes (apricot, plum and cherry), but also very floral scents typical of the Tahitensis vanilla.

Harvesting wild Amazonian vanilla

Amazonian vanilla grows freely in the jungle. The pods of this wild vanilla are harvested and then transformed to obtain an exceptional product. This goes through different stages:
- scalding
- steaming
- drying
- refining

The drying of Amazonian vanilla is specific, the sun-dried pods are quite firm.

How to use wild Amazonian vanilla?

Wild Amazonian vanilla can be used in all your sweet and savoury recipes, but also in your arranged rums. There is no real limit to the use of this exceptional product.

Our recipe ideas with wild Amazonian vanilla

Goat's cheese toast with figs and Amazonian vanilla

Let's start this vanilla meal with some toast. Cut your figs crosswise so that they remain in one piece and pour honey mixed with Ecuadorian vanilla beans into the center. Bake for 5 minutes on the grill. Toast some bread, place a slice of goat's cheese on top and then the warm fig. Serve with a small green salad and local ham.

Roasted prawns with Amazonian vanilla butter

Split the vanilla bean and collect the seeds to mix with soft butter. Split the prawns in two and place vanilla butter on top, then cook in the oven for about ten minutes, basting regularly with the cooking butter. Serve with Thai rice.

Mascarpone and Amazon vanilla whipped cream

Here is a simple dessert that you can serve with vanilla or chocolate ice cream. To make your vanilla whipped cream, whip mascarpone, icing sugar and vanilla beans. Whip in parallel liquid cream to obtain a foamy texture. Gently fold the cream into the mascarpone and refrigerate for one hour. If you have a siphon, you can also use it for a light vanilla whipped cream.

The health benefits of wild Amazonian vanilla

Amazonian vanilla, like all vanillas, is a treasure of taste, but also a little wonder for the body. Eating wild vanilla from Ecuador helps to :

- neutralize free radicals and protect cells
- fight depression
- fight insomnia
- reduce anxiety
- stimulate the nervous system
- lose weight since vanilla can replace sugar

The conservation of wild Amazonian vanilla

Vanilla can be stored away from light and humidity.