Vanilla

Vanilla is the only edible fruit of the orchid family, the largest family of flowering plants in the world. It's a tropical orchid, and there are about 150 varieties of vanilla, though only two types - Bourbon and Tahitian -- are used commercially. Vanilla grows within the 20-degree band either side of the Equator and is native to the Americas. Vanilla planifolia (also known as fragrans) grows on the Atlantic Gulf side of Mexico from Tampico around to the northeast tip of South America, and from Colima, Mexico to Ecuador on the Pacific side. It also grows throughout the Caribbean. The Totonaca people of the Gulf coast of Mexico were probably the first people to cultivate vanilla. They taught many other indigenous people how to grow vanilla during MesoAmerican times, and they continue to cultivate the fruit that they consider was given to them by the gods.

5 oz vanilla/oatmeal bar

Comes gift wrapped, tied with

red ribbon.