vanilla
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And yes, sometimes that means recommending specialty ingredients genuinely worthy of a relative splurge: the good vanilla, candied citrus, Kewpie over the bottom-shelf mayonnaise.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
For dessert, the VIPs were served a sweet beehive-shaped chocolate gâteau with a vanilla bean crémeux custard.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Edmond Albius devised the hand-pollination technique that made vanilla cultivation commercially viable; he died in poverty after emancipation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Even the vanilla scent near the sweet shop had faded.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
“Because I am that dough, Mom! Am I the chocolate chip or the vanilla bean? I’m not really sure.”
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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