Ebook {Epub PDF} Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid by Tim Ecott

 · Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid Dec 1, by Tim Ecott. (25) $ From Papantla in Mexico—“the city that perfumed the world”—to the Indian Ocean islands, Vanilla traces the story of the vanilla plant and its secretive trade. The traders who travel the world in search of America’s favorite flavor are a small and secretive elite. Vanilla is a globetrotting adventure that follows buccaneers, aristocrats, and gourmets, all in search of the ice cream www.doorway.rus: To prepare for this blog post, I managed to get my hands on a copy of Tim Ecott's Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid (), a really informative and enjoyable book, which traces the history of vanilla from its natural habitat of Veracruz/Oaxaca, to the first successful cultivation of vanilla overseas in Réunion and its later.

Vanilla is a globetrotting adventure that follows buccaneers, aristocrats, and gourmets, all in search of the ice cream orchid. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MAY 3, There are more than 25, different species of orchids, but only one has agricultural as well as aesthetic value: the vanilla orchid. There is a description of a visit to an ice cream factory and descriptions of a complex curing process to produce the vanilla we use in baking. Tim Ecott meets with a reclusive botanist who is an expert on vanilla and paints a vivid portrait of the lives of people who work to bring the vanilla beans to the buyers. Tim Ecott follows its journey from Mexico to Madagascar and back to America, meeting the farmers, the brokers, and the ice-cream makers who make vanilla a multimillion-dollar business. In the tradition of books like Tobacco, Tim Ecott's Vanilla is a whimsical journey that chronicles the incredible power of one velvety brown, long, and slender bean.

Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid Dec 1, by Tim Ecott. (25) $ From Papantla in Mexico—“the city that perfumed the world”—to the Indian Ocean islands, Vanilla traces the story of the vanilla plant and its secretive trade. Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid: Author: Tim Ecott: Edition: illustrated, reprint: Publisher: Grove Press, ISBN: X, Length: pages: Subjects. Vanilla is a globetrotting adventure that follows buccaneers, aristocrats, and gourmets, all in search of the ice cream orchid. Discover delightful children's books with Amazon Book Box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months — new Amazon Book Box Prime customers receive 15% off your first box.