It can take years to get a harvest, and the flowers must be hand-pollinated when grown outside of their native range. However, it is entirely possible to grow your own vanilla orchid. Aside from ...

You may have heard of vanilla flavor, extract, and bean paste. But did you know that there's also vanilla caviar that you can use to make more intense desserts?

By Unsie Zuege At the time, the orchid represented an entire day’s salary for Jerry Fischer – $25 – but he didn’t care. He’d never seen a flower so intriguing. As an ...