I am new to this list. This discussion was recently on another list group
I am part of. I have a few customers who travel to Mexico and bring me back
vanilla. I'm told it is very good, though the best I've used was from Sri
Lanka. I understand in the past there has been some trouble with vanilla
from Mexico but due to improvements in labelling, that is changing. It is
important to buy vanilla that states clearly it has no coumarin. Some also
has corn syrup but that is not harmful.
With the list of ingredients below, you are fine, though as I recall my
most recent gift didn't have the vanillan. I'll try to check the bottle
upstairs or at the store. Whatever you pay in Mexico is cheaper than what
you will pay north of that border and certainly what I pay in Ontario.
Wendy
----- Original Message -----
From: Vox Humana >
Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
To: >
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 6:10 PM
Subject: Mexican Vanilla


>
> "Ginny Sher" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:41:41 -0400, "Carol L" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Does anyone know anything about this type? My daughter is going to
> Mexico
> > >and was thinking about bringing some back. Is it worth it? What is
the
> > >quality like? Thanks in advance,
> > >Carol
> > >
> > I was recently in Mexico and bought my second bottle of vanilla there.
> > I also bought several bottles as gifts. It is sold all over (Cozumel)
> > and I suspect other areas too. There seem to be different
> > brands/grades. I bought vanilla from a very reputable store and I paid
> > more because of the brand, I'm sure. However, I felt the store stood
> > behind the quality of it's merchandise so it was worth the extra
> > money. FWIW, the bottle(s) I bought specifically state they do NOT
> > contain coumarin. The ingredients list is as follows:
> >
> > water
> > alcohol
> > pure vanilla extract
> > vanillin
> >
> > Maybe some of you who are more knowledgeable will tell me it's fake,
> > it's of poor quality or whatever... I happen to like it and have been
> > satisfied with it in the past. That's my story and I'm sticking to
> > it.
>
> Vanillin is artificial vanilla flavoring. If it was good stuff, it
wouldn't
> have contained synthetic flavoring.
>
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