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b'A visit with Patricia Rain, the Vanilla Queen and a look at the future fate of our favorite flavors.
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\\nPatricia Rain is an author, educator, culinary historian, and owner of\\xa0The Vanilla Company,\\xa0a socially conscious, product-driven information and education site dedicated to the promotion of pure, natural vanilla, and the support of vanilla farmers worldwide.\\xa0The Vanilla Cookbook\\xa0(Celestial Arts, 1986) established her as an authority on this exotic rainforest product.\\xa0 She has continued to do research on the uses of vanilla in a diverse variety of applications: as a flavor in both sweet and savory foods; as a medicinal; as a fragrance; and in aromatherapy.\\xa0\\xa0The Vanilla Chef\\xa0(Vanilla Queen Press, 2002) is a companion book to the Internet business.\\xa0Vanilla:\\xa0 The Cultural History of The World\\u2019s Favorite Flavor and Fragrance\\xa0(Tarcher, a member of the US Penguin Group, 2004) is her most recent book.
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\\nWill there be vanilla, chocolate, and coffee in three decades? What can we do about the threats to the ecosystems and communities where these precious commodities grow? https://vanillaqueen.com/
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