Vanilla – exquisite as an orchid
Vanilla flowers are only active for 24 hours and require particular bees or hummingbirds to help pollinate. And these natural pollinators exist only in limited geographical areas.
Why is saffron expensive? The flower – Crocus sativus aka saffron crocus – was domesticated in the Mediterranean area. It has long been cultivated in the Kashmir region and Iran. Saffron has …
Tarragon is a plant that has liquorice-like flavour: sometimes it seems to have a mild aroma of fennel, sometimes it is more like an intense aniseed with a hint of vanilla. …
Fennel lives in a big carrot family, together with other aromatic flowering plants like cow parsley, caraway, celery, coriander, cumin. Yes, they all start with the letter “C”. No, it’s not …