Similar to chocolate though, vanilla also arrived in North America ... invented the tedious method of hand-pollinating the flowers that commercial cultivation of vanilla beans became possible.

chocolate, and even perfumes. One reason vanilla has gotten so expensive is, it's hard to grow. Vanilla vines take two to four years to fully mature, and their flowers only bloom for one day of ...

SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Ghirardelli has launched a gluten-free double chocolate brownie mix.