Author and chef Fany Gerson illuminates the many regional variations of Mexican sweets.

Aarón and Zarela welcome Chef Fany Gerson of La Newyorkina and Fan Fan Doughnuts to explore an ingredient we all know and love: vanilla. When people think of this universal flavor, they don’t always think of it as a Mexican ingredient. But vanilla is indigenous to Veracruz. We’ll learn all...

Melissa Hemsley and Anna Jones want you to eat happy. What does that mean? It’s cooking for yourself, not beating yourself up about what you eat, and indulging in seasonal produce. Melissa and Anna, two of the most beloved members of the British Bombesquad, join us to talk about everything...

American cuisine is often described as bland, but throughout our history flavors and spices such as pepper, vanilla, curry powder and soy sauce have crossed the ocean to define our ever-changing palate. Historic Gastronomist Sarah Lohman researched the stories of these flavors in her new book Eight Flavors, The Untold...

This week on We Dig Plants, hosts Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are joined by Sarah Lohman, author of the forthcoming Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. The book introduces the explorers, merchants, botanists, farmers, writers, and chefs whose choices came to define the American palate, and...

Shane Feirstein of Lovers Rock in Bed-Stuy joins us in the studio with quite a few rums, from a Santa Teresa 1796 to an aged offering from Barbados. "The interesting thing about rum is because so many different nations and islands and regions make it, I get people who come...

This week on HRN News, co-anchors Patrick and Erica bring the stories of stagnant vanilla production, how age is changing the Japanese diet, and why beer is about to get a lot more – or is it less? – American. Meanwhile, Mike's stuck in L.A. and can't find his way...

This week on The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks is joined in the studio by Matt Nielsen, the chief operations officer for Nielsen-Massey Vanillas Inc. and Managing Director of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas International BV. Matt began working in the family business when he was 15 years old, sweeping floors and cleaning...

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Join us for a World Tour Taste Test and get to know ice cream made with cacao and vanilla grown in exotic rainforests around the world. Choctál’s eight origins come from places like Costa Rica, Indonesia, Ghana and Papua New...

Published February 6th, 2015Running time: 5 Minutes By Ashley Kosiak Tune in for a special series on the history of food, brought to you one letter at a time. This time, Ashley discusses vanilla.