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Tonka Beans
I had a fabulous meal in a very posh restaurant-late lunch/very early dinner, my lovely OH treated me
He had Tonka bean ice cream as part of desert and it was lovely, strange sweet taste, the closest thing to it I can think of is the smell of hay, if that makes sense Has anyone else tried Tonka beans and what did you think? |
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Never heard of them but I've just googled them only to find out they are banned in the USA
![]() It seems they do have a strange "hay-like" flavour and they are used in S America as a cheap substitute for vanilla. |
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Never heard of them but I've just googled them only to find out they are banned in the USA
![]() It seems they do have a strange "hay-like" flavour and they are used in S America as a cheap substitute for vanilla. |
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Courtesy of google:
"Tonka contains coumarin, which gives this bean its vanilla-like odor. As an oil, coumarin is toxic. But this is also true of the pure oils and extracts of many foods and edible plants. Just try eating pure chili oil or orange oil essence. They are commercially processed and available. Both burn the mouth and can do serious damage if more than a few drops are ingested; but that doesn’t stop us from using raw chilies or orange rind in our cooking. " I hope pixiboot's OH is feeling okay right now
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Courtesy of google:
"Tonka contains coumarin, which gives this bean its vanilla-like odor. As an oil, coumarin is toxic. But this is also true of the pure oils and extracts of many foods and edible plants. Just try eating pure chili oil or orange oil essence. They are commercially processed and available. Both burn the mouth and can do serious damage if more than a few drops are ingested; but that doesn’t stop us from using raw chilies or orange rind in our cooking. " I hope pixiboot's OH is feeling okay right now ![]() I wonder why the other oils and essences aren't banned then. ![]() I'm sure the chef at a classy restaurant would use it wisely so pixiboot's OH should be okay.
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summerwine - am I your personal researcher or something
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I hope pixiboot's OH is feeling okay right now ![]() I didn't realise they could be poisonous though, the name was familiar but I got it mixed up with the coffee beans that ferment in Civet cats, I encouraged him to order it (without telling him what i thought it was)so I could taste it though
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He had Tonka bean ice cream as part of desert and it was lovely, strange sweet taste, the closest thing to it I can think of is the smell of hay, if that makes sense

