@beestrot.comA twelve-year-old slave figured out in seconds what European botanists had failed to do for decades. The vanilla in your kitchen exists because of him.
#vanilla #EdmondAlbius #spicehistory #FoodHistory #Madagascar #FoodStories #Bluesky #Cooksky #Flipboard
@fediboard-food.bsky.socialbeestrot.com · Jean Louis
A twelve-year-old slave figured out in seconds what European botanists had failed to do for decades. The vanilla in your kitchen exists because of him.
#vanilla #edmondalbius #spicehistory #foodhistory #madagascar #foodstories
@vanillagoods.bsky.socialIn 1841, #EdmondAlbius perfected vanilla’s hand-pollination technique on Réunion, opening cultivation beyond Mexico. The Bourbon islands also shaped the hot-water blanch and sweat cure behind vanilla’s classic sweet, creamy profile. “Bourbon” refers to origin—not whiskey.
