One pound of Madgascar Grade A Vanilla beans, 5 to 6 inches.

Madagascar is known for growing the best beans in the world!  The flavor of these beans is like you would find in vanilla extract that you buy at the supermarket.  These Grade A beans are perfect for cooking or making vanilla extract.

Species: Planifolia

Common Name: Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans

Grown in: Madagascar

Length: 5 to 6 inches

Grade: A, Prime Gourmet

Use for: Cooking or making vanilla extract

One pound is enough to make a gallon of vanilla extract.

Below: After the green vanilla beans are picked, they need to be killed in order to start the curing process.  In Madagascar, they use steam to kill the beans.  Other countries use smoke or boil the beans.