Vanilla: the Sacred Orchid
The 30 minute documentary is now completed and has been accepted for distribution via PBS. Narrated by Austin musician Patricia Vonne, it follows ...
Viva vanilla!
It’s a classic flavour that’s stood the test of time, but the power of vanilla extends far beyond its culinary prowess, discovers Karen Fittall.Flavoured as a cooking ingredient, vanilla’s uses are varied and extend beyond the domain of cooks. Here, we sniff out three non-culinary ways to put the fruit of an orchid plant to good use at your place.
To feel more self-assure
The next time you’re faced with a difficult decision, open a bottle of vanilla extract and inhale. According
to a team of scientists from the University of Minnesota, not only will the smell of vanilla make you
feel calmer, it’s capable of reducing indecision by inhibiting feelings of stress and anxiety about whether
you’re making the right choice or not.
To relax
Try burning some vanilla oil. When doctors in New York added a vanilla-like scent to the air received by patients undergoing a traditionally stressful and claustrophobic MRI scan, it resulted in 63 per cent less anxiety compared to patients who received odourless air. It backs up research out of Germany, which found that the smell of vanilla tones down our startle reflex, which defines how ‘jumpy’ we are in scary
or surprising situations.
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Plain is enough for vanilla bean The difference between a vanilla bean and artificial vanilla flavoring is astounding. To make your holiday desserts extra special, use real vanilla and wait for the compliments. Vanilla is a seed pod, the fruit of the orchid Vanilla planifolia, and more » |
Precious pods
This means that if you have 100 vanilla vines in a small nursery, you can earn as much as RM152,000 year. Sounds great, right? Except that biology dictates that the flowers from the vanilla orchids have to be pollinated first before they bear pods.
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20th World Orchid Conference ends on high note
Visitors were also able to purchase orchid-related products such as cocoa-scented orchid, orchid vanilla tea, and event commemorative stamps. For those who missed out on the event, a special edition photography book titled 'Orchids of Splendour: A Face and more »
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Visualizing cinemas' future
Visualizing cinemas' future "Vanilla Sky", which features blurry murals that resemble American abstract painter Larry Poon's style. Wong also put images of Star Wars' stormtroopers and from the sci-fi flick Tron on the restroom doors in UA Shenzhen's Orchid Power Rooms hall.
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The Redlands—'The West Hampton of South Florida' The Redlands—'The West Hampton of South Florida'I learned that the vanilla bean comes from a white orchid which blooms only once a year. Truly amazing. Midway through our orchid tour is a stop by the fresh water pond where year-round resident Wilma, the two-year-old alligator, resides. |
