Vanilla extract, extracted from vanilla (Vanilla), is a valuable spice essential for making all kinds of fine pastry. Many of my friends have asked about it because many recipes in this blog use vanilla extract, but these recipes are often followed by the phrase "if you don't have vanilla extract, you can omit it". Actually, I don't recommend omitting vanilla extract because it is what creates the wonderful aroma and flavor of pastry that cannot be duplicated. Vanilla extract by the vanilla pods refined from vanilla pods is a very widely used in pastry spices, cheesecake, cookies, chiffon cake, crème br?lée, ice cream, ice cream ...... everywhere it can be seen in the figure, its unique aroma of noble and elegant, giving the pastry extraordinary quality and taste, there are It is known as the "Queen of Spices". The only drawback is that it is more expensive, only high-grade pastry store, will use it. Vanilla extract is more convenient to use than vanilla pods, and while it's not cheap, the cost of a single use is more affordable than vanilla pods. This brown liquid often works with just a few drops to take the quality of the pastry to the next level. Moreover, it retains the active ingredients of vanilla, boasting hundreds of aromatic components and more than a dozen essential amino acids, which are not only natural, but also beneficial to the human body. TIPS:

1, in addition to the use of vanilla extract, to get the same or better results, you can directly use the vanilla pods (domestic sometimes called vanilla branches). Soak the vanilla pods in hot water, let the hot water absorb the flavor of the vanilla pods, and then directly use the hot water as a spice can be, or the vanilla pods scooped out the seeds, added directly to the ingredients used.

2, vanilla extract and vanilla pods have good and bad quality, the price will also have a big difference. The same vanilla pods can have a price difference of several times between high quality and low quality.

3, the country is now widely used there is a kind of vanilla powder, is a white powder, the price is also very cheap. But this kind of vanilla powder is not natural vanilla extract, but synthetic spices. It can not replicate the natural vanilla's unique and valuable aroma, the use of the effect is far less than vanilla extract or vanilla pods.

4, the English name of the vanilla extract or vanilla essence, generally speaking, the latter's purity is higher than the former, the flavor is more intense, the price is more expensive.

5, because the organic aromatic components of vanilla need organic solvents to extract, so vanilla essence will generally contain alcohol. After opening the cap of the vanilla extract bottle, you can smell the strong vanilla flavor mixed with alcohol. This time is often because the aroma is too strong and a little pungent, not "fragrant" feeling. When a few drops of vanilla extract to the water after the faint smell of vanilla will slowly spread. 6, vanilla extract or vanilla pods in the country is not easy to buy, you can find in the imported seasoning shelves of large supermarkets. Foreign department stores in the supermarket is generally easier to find.