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The queen of the vanilla

THE QUEEN OF THE VANILLA

Vanilla tahitensis is a species of orchids that allow producing the Tahitian vanilla. A vanilla recognized as more fragrant and fruity than Bourbon vanilla. Indeed, pastry requires 2 to 3 times less vanilla from Tahiti in use than vanilla Bourbon!

Despite its low production, this species is distinguished by very interesting characteristics. Indeed, unlike the species "fragrance", this vanilla is indehiscent, that is to say, it does not open to maturity. She remains fleshy. Producers can pick it at maturity, when it is at its peak of taste and aroma. Vanilla "ordinary", dehiscent, explodes at maturity. It must be picked before it is ripe, depriving itself of a quality and intensity of aromas.

Before the 1960s, French Polynesia produced more than 200 tons of Vanilla tahitensis by year. At the end of 2017 production is around 16 tons, that's not a lot, but still twice as much as in 2016 (8 tons). The project organized by the territorial government launched in 2013 is beginning to work. However, the global demand for Vanilla from Tahiti is estimated at 50 tons.

The plantations are mainly distributed in the Leeward Islands and more particularly in Tahaa which supplies 60% of the Polynesian production. The photographs of this reportage were made at the place called "The Valley of Vanilla" which has the distinction of being both a plantation and one of the three preparation centers of the island of Tahaa.

+ photographs of the tahitian vanilla

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Gousses de vanille verte à la plantation vallée de la Vanille sur un tuteur naturel Gliricidia, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, île...
Fécondation manuelle d'une fleur de vanille à la vanilleraie de la la vallée de la Vanille, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de...
Fleur de vanille à la plantation vallée de la Vanille sur un tuteur naturel le Gliricidia Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de l...
Panneau indiquant la vallée de la Vanille, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de la société, Polynésie Française / Sign indicatin...
Plantation de vanille sur tuteur naturel Gliricidia dans la plantation Vallée de la Vanille, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles d...
Liane de vanille à la plantation Vallée de la Vanille sur un tuteur naturelle Gliricidia, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de l...
Gousses de vanille en train de sécher à la vallée de la Vanille, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de la société, Polynésie Fran...
Alfredo dispose la vanille pour la faire sécher, vallée de la Vanille, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de la société, Polynési...
Alfredo sent une gousse de vanille pour savoir sa qualité, vallée de la Vanille, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de la société...
Gousse de vanille à la vallée de la Vanille, Tahaa, îles sous le vent, îles de la société, Polynésie Française / Vanilla pod ...
Boite en bois et tissus dans lequel sont conservées les gousses de vanilles pour les faire transpirer, vallée de la Vanille, ...
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