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1841 BCE
Why vanilla cost so much
edmond Albius discovers how to pollinate the vanilla plant by hand. -
1700 BCE
Vanilla travels to the United States
Thomas Jefferson tasted vanilla while he was in France, he loved it, and in fact he loved it so much, that he brought some of it back to the United States. -
1500 BCE
A trip across the ocean
Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico and he tasted vanilla and he loved it, when he came back to Spain, he brought back some vanilla beans. -
500 BCE
The first vanilla lovers
The Aztecs used vanilla as medicine and to flavor their drinks.
