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sir pball

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4. Artificial vanilla is an abomination. A culinary war crime, even.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 08:55 PM

Sep 2019

Real vanilla is anything but "plain" - it's one of the most complex flavors known, there's something like 250 identified compounds in a bean.

Yes, it's predominantly vanillin, but those other 249 chemicals change it from a vaguely unpleasant whiff only slightly reminiscent of a fresh baked cookie into the nectar of Apicius. It's by far my favorite flavor, in both sweets and savory. Try mixing a little into butter and putting a dollop on nice halibut or cod

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(Not new...but) Artificial vanilla flavoring is probably NOT made from Beaver butt goo [View all] underpants Sep 2019 OP

So, it's beaver butt juice...yummy... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #1

Have you ever noticed the "vanilla" smell in your feces? Blue_true Sep 2019 #5

Errr, tried that once and passed out immediately ProudLib72 Sep 2019 #7

Try drinking a lot of water. I smell it often when me stole is soft. Blue_true Sep 2019 #8

Artificial vanilla flavoring was once made from lignin waste from papermaking ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2019 #2

Artificial vanilla is an abomination. A culinary war crime, even. sir pball Sep 2019 #4

I'll stick with real vanilla extract, thank you very much. Vinca Sep 2019 #3

No matter where artificial vanilla flavoring comes from, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #6