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Originally Posted by Kaffs:

tonka beans (sometimes tonkin beans or tonquin beans). They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. They have a strong fragrance similar to sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) due to their high content of coumarin.

 

 

 

So now you know what they taste like!   *goes to wiki sweet woodruff*

Let me know when you find out about wiki 

Baz
Originally Posted by Kaffs:

tonka beans (sometimes tonkin beans or tonquin beans). They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. They have a strong fragrance similar to sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) due to their high content of coumarin.

 

 

 

So now you know what they taste like!   *goes to wiki sweet woodruff*

Thanks for that......if I understood what the hell woodruff and coumarin are

Kaytee
Originally Posted by Kaytee:
Originally Posted by Kaffs:

tonka beans (sometimes tonkin beans or tonquin beans). They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. They have a strong fragrance similar to sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) due to their high content of coumarin.

 

 

 

So now you know what they taste like!   *goes to wiki sweet woodruff*

Thanks for that......if I understood what the hell woodruff and coumarin are

The taste of the tonka bean is linked strongly to its scent. "Scents," I should say, as the tonka bean has many at once. I register the aromas of vanilla, cherry, almond, and something spicy—a bit like cinnamon. When served cold—say, in tonka bean ice cream—the taste is like a vanilla caramel with dark honey. When warm, perhaps shaved over scallops, it moves toward spiced vanilla. Additionally, the aroma of the tonka bean shavings (it's almost always shaved) is so affecting that it seems like an actual taste in the way that opium, which has no taste in the traditional sense, "tastes" like its rich, flowery smoke.

Kaffs
Originally Posted by Kaffs:
Originally Posted by Kaytee:
Originally Posted by Kaffs:

tonka beans (sometimes tonkin beans or tonquin beans). They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. They have a strong fragrance similar to sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) due to their high content of coumarin.

 

 

 

So now you know what they taste like!   *goes to wiki sweet woodruff*

Thanks for that......if I understood what the hell woodruff and coumarin are

The taste of the tonka bean is linked strongly to its scent. "Scents," I should say, as the tonka bean has many at once. I register the aromas of vanilla, cherry, almond, and something spicy—a bit like cinnamon. When served cold—say, in tonka bean ice cream—the taste is like a vanilla caramel with dark honey. When warm, perhaps shaved over scallops, it moves toward spiced vanilla. Additionally, the aroma of the tonka bean shavings (it's almost always shaved) is so affecting that it seems like an actual taste in the way that opium, which has no taste in the traditional sense, "tastes" like its rich, flowery smoke.

So a right mish mash then  

Baz
Originally Posted by Kaffs:
Originally Posted by Kaytee:
Originally Posted by Kaffs:

tonka beans (sometimes tonkin beans or tonquin beans). They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. They have a strong fragrance similar to sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) due to their high content of coumarin.

 

 

 

So now you know what they taste like!   *goes to wiki sweet woodruff*

Thanks for that......if I understood what the hell woodruff and coumarin are

The taste of the tonka bean is linked strongly to its scent. "Scents," I should say, as the tonka bean has many at once. I register the aromas of vanilla, cherry, almond, and something spicy—a bit like cinnamon. When served cold—say, in tonka bean ice cream—the taste is like a vanilla caramel with dark honey. When warm, perhaps shaved over scallops, it moves toward spiced vanilla. Additionally, the aroma of the tonka bean shavings (it's almost always shaved) is so affecting that it seems like an actual taste in the way that opium, which has no taste in the traditional sense, "tastes" like its rich, flowery smoke.

Errrrrrrr.....O.......kay

Kaytee

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