Pure vanilla

[Nicole]

Why is Mexican vanilla supposed to be the best? If u have ever been there, Mexican vanilla is sold in all shops including tequila shops. So why is it so much better?

[melodramatic26]

I don't know why, but it is. Maybe it's more pure than what we can find here?

[ndolehan]

No idea, I've always like Madagascar Vanilla personally.

I think it has something to do with the environment it grows in, no matter what pure is better than artificial!

[ndolehan]

May 25, 2012 15:53:08 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

I hate mexican vanilla. Some of it's fake. Madagascar vanilla is supposed to be the finest, and it's available for a decent price.

Woo! Yeah Madagascar vanilla!

[StormyDixon]

I wouldn't say it is great, but it sure is a lot cheaper than what you can buy here in the states

[walterismydog]

I love any pure vanilla, really. MMM. On a related note, I tried to make my own vanilla extract...it was gross. Not worth the money wasted on high quality beans!

[Chloride Kate]

I don't know, but I love it. I got a big ass bottle of it a few years back down in Nogales and I'm going to be so sad when it is gone. I've heard that not all Mexican vanilla is good, but I have Molina brand and it is so damn good.

[janiejones]

Madagascar Vanilla is considered the best. My mom told me, and well, she work in the spice industry.

[Nicole]

May 25, 2012 16:11:05 GMT -5 StormyDixon said:

I wouldn't say it is great, but it sure is a lot cheaper than what you can buy here in the states

You're trippin bc "American" vanilla is so much cheaper

[StormyDixon]

May 25, 2012 16:19:06 GMT -5 Nicole said:

May 25, 2012 16:11:05 GMT -5 StormyDixon said:

I wouldn't say it is great, but it sure is a lot cheaper than what you can buy here in the states

You're trippin bc "American" vanilla is so much cheaper

I should clarify, vanilla bought in mexico is cheaper than vanilla bought in the us

[mrs.jacinthe]

Team mexican vanilla here. We use the dark La Vencedora brand and it is the bomb. I bought like 6 of the big bottles right before we moved away from the border and I still have 2 left. I'm sort of panicking about what to do after we run out.

FWIW, I looked up the ingredients in Nielsen-Massey versus my mexican bottle and the only difference is that the mexican bottle has corn syrup instead of sugar and adds caramel color.