Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid
by
Tim Ecott
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
From Papantla in Mexico—“the city that perfumed the world”—to the Indian Ocean islands, Vanilla traces the story of the vanilla plant and its secretive trade.
From the golden cups of Aztec emperors to the ice cream dishes of US presidents, vanilla has mystified and tantalized man for...