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 anilla originated
in Mexico and for ages no other country in the world has known
the secret of its magnificent flavor. First taken out of the country by
the Spanish conquistadors, vanilla pods were stolen and replanted
in the former Bourbon Island - the actual French Reunion Island.
To this day the term "Bourbon" vanilla still
applies to vanilla originating from that part of the world.
Although vanilla is now produced in Indonesia, the Comoros, Tahiti, Mexico,
Tonga and more recently in parts of Africa and China, Madagascar
is the leading producer in the world, with a quality
known among vanilla extract producers as the most distinctive
and flavorful. This is due to a particularly auspicious
combination of climate, geography and traditional know-how.
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