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Platicas y Pruebas: All About Vanilla

  • LA Plaza Cocina 555 North Spring Street Los Angeles, CA, 90012 United States (map)

Native to Veracruz, vanilla brought flavor and medicine to the Totonacs. Greatly prized by the Europeans, the French were involved in the expansion of vanilla cultivation in the 19th century. Its story is a fascinating one.  Discover the history of one of the world’s most expensive spices with Maite. After the talk, make your own vanilla extract using vanilla from Voladores Vanilla in Papantla, Veracruz.

$30

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