Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean

by Eric T. Jennings

The fascinating and wide-ranging history of vanilla, from the sixteenth century to today

Vanilla is one of the most expensive of flavorings--so valuable that it was smuggled or stolen by pirates in the early days--and yet it is ubiquitous. It is a key ingredient in dishes ranging from cr me br l e to Japanese purin. It is the quintessential ice cream flavor in the United States. Eric T. Jennings explains how the world's only...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300264534
• ISBN13: 9780300264531
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages