Vanilla planifolia: The taste is ours

Authors

  • Jose María Pérez Pomares Spain

Keywords:

vanilla, taste

Abstract

Few aromas are as popular in the Western world as that of vanilla. Its smell immediately evokes the taste of delicious desserts or food products (especially sweets) and is already, on its own merits, an olfactory icon of the 20th century and, by extension, of what we have of the 21st. In an article in TIME magazine (www.time.com ‘Scent and Sensibility’ J. Caplan, October 8, 2006) it is argued that the aroma of vanilla is the favorite of Americans and that the sensations associated with it are those of warmth and comfort."1 According to a list compiled by users of a popular internet portal, the smell of vanilla is one of the most pleasant smells in the world2. The aroma of vanilla is also a favorite in 10 different cultures

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Published

2009-07-20

How to Cite

Pérez Pomares, J. M. (2009). Vanilla planifolia: The taste is ours. Encuentros En La Biología, 2(124), 32–33. Retrieved from https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18557