CV. Silver King

Cv. Silver king
Supplying the world with the very best in fresh produce vanilla beans/pods.

Processing:
Vanilla beans it takes huge effort and time to cure the vanilla beans. This is why vanilla, along with saffron & cardamon are some of the most expensive spices in the world. The vanilla trees need delicate care and these vanilla flowers need to be carefully hand pollinated. After hand pollination, the flowers develop into long thin green beans/pods that can grow up to average length of about 8 inches long. These tasteless and odorless green pods are hand picked when they are still unripe and then they go through a fermentation process. The beans are first plunged into hot water and then the 'drying' and 'sweating' process starts. Then, they are dried in the sun during the day and then wrapped in blankets at night so they can sweat. This process can last anywhere from 2 to 6 months until the beans become a very dark brown color and develop vanillin. The va... [Details]