In order to preserve the flavors of your vanilla pod, we suggest you apply simple little rules that are more or less the same for all spices. They must be stored:

• protected from light
• avoid any temperature shock
• protected from moisture

Among the classic mistakes, beware of containers with cork , because cork promotes the development of mold on vanilla pods.

The best is the glass container, iron box or PET box form the Comptoir de Toamasina specially designed for the conservation of vanilla. 

If you can coat the vanilla beans with waxed paper it's even better. You will do conservation as in Madagascar.

If you have a lot, make a bundle of pods by stringing with raffia or a natural fiber, it will retain their moisture and flexibility for as long as possible.

Be careful never put your vanilla pods in the fridge or freezer .

If you follow all the advice: you will keep easily worth 1 year pod of optimum material. But little by little the pods lose their humidity. It's all normal because the vanilla bean is a spice that improves with time.

Market Note on Madagascar Vanilla - Price of Madagascar

Madagascar vanilla costs more and more. It should be known that the big island represents 80% of the global production of vanilla.

First of all, it is important to know that vanilla beans are the most popular flavor in the world, well ahead of chocolate and coffee.

It is said that it is the favorite flavor of the French, the vanilla !

A Reminder on Bourbon Vanilla

Bourbon Vanilla Bean is a label awarded only to vanilla pods that come from Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Reunion and Madagascar. This pod is called vanilla planifolia .

The Bourbon Label is the sign of a high quality vanilla bean is a spice with a roundness and a powerful singular aroma.

This pod is a greedy expression.