In place of flowers, orchids in the vanilla family produce 6—to 12-inch long, thin bean-like pods that are considered fruit. When picked, the fruit is green, but during cultivation, it shrivels ...

Each of these regions imparts its own unique and captivating flavors ... and the aromatic oils from the vanilla pod. While ...

He quickly grills whole fava beans, tosses them with a crushed red pepper dressing and serves them hot. They can be eaten whole—the tender pods develop a lovely charred flavor on the grill—but ...