Seeing how much Sikong Yao seemed to perceive, Jean nodded and said: "That's right, the reason why vanilla gives people a feeling of fixed taste is because of a wrong view that is passed on to people in the world of desserts, making them think that the taste of vanilla is like this, in fact, the real vanilla flavor is varied, rosemary and lavender are not the same, and the aroma of sage is much stronger, the kind of taste we are familiar with, the so-called 'vanilla flavor', is actually in the world of vanilla, a grass called vanilla." ”

Vanilla is known as the "most sensational vanilla queen of the 21st century" and is second only to roses in popularity. The pods of the vanilla orchid were used in spice drinks before the 16th century, and it is still the only orchidaceous plant that is used in spices. Although vanilla pods are rarely tasted alone, they are often the best supporting characters for many products.

Jean further explains: "Many ice cream lovers think of vanilla as a very common plant. However, vanilla was once considered a plant with a unique flavor, as it became the head of the ice cream family, far ahead of chocolate and strawberries. ”

In all kinds of drinks and pastries, the use of vanilla can make the taste of desserts or drinks sweeter, and even become one of the exclusive secret recipes of various food manufacturers. And the world is widely known for vanilla ice cream, cola, chocolate, coffee. The pod's pleasant aroma and taste have long been loved, and it was once the exclusive preserve of royalty at a price equal to gold. The magical taste and fragrant smell of natural vanilla beans provide us with many joie des viburnes. Nowadays, it is commonly used by people to flavor food, drinks, and even vanilla chocolate, which many people love.

Viburnum has a green and sweet bean aroma with a green, sweet and spicy aroma. There are woody, tobacco and beaver aromas, as well as floral notes like violets and acacias.

Its aroma is kind, rich and rhymed, quite long-lasting, is the best bean fragrance, of which vanillin is its main component, but the aroma of vanillin alone is not its characteristic, it has a sweet blue flower fragrance like ionone, and sweet green fragrance like tobacco fermentation, it is this aroma that fascinates people. Mistakenly think that this is called vanilla.

Jean looked at Sikong Yao. "Do you know what France is best known for?" ”

"Macarons?" Sikong Yao replied subconsciously.

Jean shook his head lightly and said, "Beyond dessert." ”

Sikong Yao pondered for a moment and said, "Except for desserts, don't think about gourmets, should it be the fashion industry?" Vanilla ...... You mean perfume? ”

"Right in the bull's-eye." Jean nodded, "Actually, vanilla wasn't widely used in the field of cooking at first. On the contrary, it is more well-known in its role in daily life. ”

Everyday vanilla extract is a complex set of constituent mixtures. 27 to 48 compounds, including vanillin. Most of these substances have special biological activities. Therefore, vanilla extract has a certain health care effect, and is mainly used in daily dietary health care, life health care, psychological treatment, physiological treatment, beauty health care, etc. Using the unique aroma of vanillum, the fragrant vanilla bitter tea is prepared and processed into vanilla bitter tea. The aroma is pure and eternal, the taste is bitter and sweet, clearing the throat and throat, and has the effects of dissipating wind and heat, clearing the head, removing polydipsia, removing greasy, lowering blood pressure and lipids. The longitudinal soaking of the pods in edible oil can increase the aroma of edible oil and have anti-oxidation effect on oil.

The use of vanilla essential oil for SPA therapy can also accelerate blood circulation in the body, improve the essence, qi and spirit, and have sufficient energy intake, which can effectively help modern people improve the symptoms of poor metabolism and muscle tension, and can help the blood eliminate toxins, beautify the skin, soothe the body and mind, and healthy skin. The unique aroma of vanilla can calm the essence, comfort the soul, ease the mood, and release stress, so it is used as an adjunct to psychotherapy.

Jean explains: "The natural scent of vanilla cannot be replaced by synthetic vanillin, and the aroma of Tahiti is slightly different, with perfume scent, but no tobacco and animal scent. Godlow's varieties have special sweet floral aromas, like anisaldehyde, jasmonaldehyde, isosafrole. It is suitable for the fragrance of daily chemicals, and the extract is sweet bean fragrance, but it lacks animal tobacco base fragrance, which can be mixed with a variety of spices, but it seems that the vanilla extract you add to vanilla ice cream does not seem to be extracted from natural vanilla. ”

Sikong Yao immediately understood what Jean meant, "You mean artificially refined?" ”

Jean nodded: "Yes, in fact, although the refining process of vanilla is not very complicated, the process is too complicated, and the consumption time is also very long, which corresponds to the lack of huge benefits. ”

Although I don't want to admit such a fact, Sikong Yao also has to say that with the development of science and technology, synthetic edible materials and approaching people's lives step by step, this kind of helpless thing is understandable.

Jean added: "So part of the lost aroma is also caused by this, if we can find the natural vanilla and then refine it ourselves, then the ice cream will have a much richer flavor." ”

Sikong Yao frowned slightly, refining vanillin by himself, which sounded a little too unrealistic, "Can't you buy it?" Edible vanilla extract extracted from pure vanilla? ”

Jean shook his head and said, "That's where my headache lies, in fact, as the efficacy of vanilla in the field of essential oils has been continuously developed, the field of medicine has also stepped in." Current research on the medical function of vanilla has focused on its main component, vanillin. However, there are many kinds of vanilla fragrance substances, and in addition to vanillin, it also contains a variety of active ingredients such as vanillin, p-hydroxyanisole, etc. The aromatic components of vanilla should be further isolated and actively screened, guided by pharmacological tests, and various active ingredients should be tracked and studied, so as to develop safe, effective and targeted drugs. ”

Sikong Yao was silent, and Jean continued: "Obviously, if you are a cultivator of vanilla, you also like to sell vanilla to people who are willing to pay a high price to buy them, and this kind of person is obviously not a chef, but those who engage in scientific research, the vanilla that circulates in the culinary world is actually very rare, and the emergence of artificial flavors, although partly due to profits, on the other hand, is also helpless to need a substitute." ”

Sikong Yao sighed and reluctantly accepted this fact, but in this way, wouldn't he be helpless?

Sikong Yao looked at Jean, things shouldn't be so desperate, Jean shrugged and said, "Of course, although there are very few, there are still some vanilla orchids that can exert their edible functions. ”

Sikong Yao's eyes showed a look of joy, what she was waiting for was Jean's words.

Jean continued, "But not in the world of cooking, but in another world, cigarettes. ”

"Cigarettes?" Sikong Yao was puzzled.

Jean nodded and said: "As the name suggests, it is a tobacco product that is rolled into strips with cigarette paper, that is, ordinary cigarette viburnum beans can extract an addictive chemical component, which can be applied to cigarettes to add fragrance to the fragrance, which can greatly improve the quality of cigarettes." It has the characteristics of alcohol and smoke, harmonizing the smoke taste, increasing the smoke fragrance, and making the smoke delicate and soft. Foreign brand-name high-end cigars use vanilla bean tincture to impregnate tobacco leaves, so that cigars produce a delicate and soft aroma with infinite charm. ”

Sikong Yao said with relief: "So we are going to the tobacco factory to find the vanilla?" Isn't that a bit of a fuss...... And it seems like it's a little too late. ”

Eric's owner's daughter's birthday party was the day after tomorrow, and there wasn't enough time for them to find some vanilla.

Jean smiled and said, "Of course not, there are no cigarette factories in Italy, and there are very few cigar factories, but I know that there is a French company not far from here, in the city of Florence, and I think they should be able to help us." ”

"French company?" Sikong Yao muttered for a moment, and then realized, "You mean perfume?" ”

Jean nodded and said, "Yes, it's perfume, and the smell of vanilla will never be ignored by perfume manufacturers, especially vanilla." In fact, don't you think that the taste of vanilla is a bit like cream? ”

Sikong Yao nodded truthfully.

Jean continues, "Although both traditional vanilla ice cream and French vanilla ice cream are used as bases for milkshakes and other desserts, there is a slight difference in taste. Traditional vanilla flavors are extracted from vanilla pod seeds, or from a synthetic compound called vanillin, while French vanilla tastes more like custard. The French have a knack for reducing the cost of raw materials and cultivating a better vanilla base, many large perfumers will cultivate their own vanilla, in fact, they cultivate except for a unique French vanilla. Even when it comes to making ice cream, traditional vanilla ice cream is sometimes mixed in with small specks of vanilla beans, while French vanilla ice cream filters out these small specks. Because French vanilla ice cream has an egg yolk component, it has a more yellow color and a smoother texture than traditional vanilla ice cream. French vanilla can even be sold as a perfume in its own right, while traditional vanilla and ordinary vanilla need to be mixed with other floral and fruity aromas to create another pleasant and soothing aroma. (To be continued......)