where do I get good vanilla in Cozumel?

Read on these boards that the mexican vanilla is really good. Where can I get some while in Cozumel?

Thanks

Los Cinco Soles is a good choice.

Also you can try the two large groceries...Mega and Chedraui...both just before you get into the main part of San Miguel.

no cumarin. I think it smells more like root beer than vanilla.

Los Cinco Soles is a good choice.

Thank you - is this in the tourist village in Cozumel? We will be going to Nachi Cocum and I won't have much time to hunt this down.

Thanks again

You don't have to travel to foreign lands. Your local Williams-Sonoma store sells authentic Madagascar vanilla. If there's no local store, order on line:

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/nielsen-massey-vanilla/?pkey=x%7C4%7C1%7C%7C4%7Cvanilla%7C%7C0&cm_src=SCH

Last fall Mega had only imitation vanilla - had to buy the real stuff back at the port.

Be sure to read the FDA's warning here: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048613.htm.

I've been quite pleased with Rain's Choice for Mexican vanilla. http://www.vanilla.com/index.php/Vanilla-Extracts/Mexican-Vanilla-Extract-32-fl-oz-quart/flypage.tpl.html

What's the going rate for Vanilla in MX? How much would you pay before it wouldn't be a real "value"?

Thanks,

Ashley :)

What's the going rate for Vanilla in MX? How much would you pay before it wouldn't be a real "value"?

 

Thanks,

Ashley :)

For a 250 ml bottle, I have found the prices range from $3 - $6, depending on the brand. I don't buy anything bigger than that, for fear it will spoil before it is used up. Liter bottles I saw the last trip were $8 up. The brand I like (Reyna) is $5 for a 250 ml bottle. While this is more than the brand that sells for $3, I think it tastes better. I bought one of the $3 brands and ended up giving it to a friend at the gym who thinks it is just fine, but she has never had the brand I like either. All of these prices are a "value" compared to what you have to pay in our supermarkets for vanilla.

Check out this site http://orlandomx.com/homeing.html

When you click on products, you will see the 3 labels this is marketed as. The label that says Cinco Soles is sold in Los Cinco Soles - a ship guaranteed store. Can't remember the name of the store Reyna is sold in.

I would think all 3 labels taste the same, so write them down and take with you. Your chocolate chip cookies are about to get much better. :)

It's everywhere, just look for it. The small bottles make GREAT gifts! I used some in pancakes just the other day and it brought back great memories!

For a 250 ml bottle, I have found the prices range from $3 - $6, depending on the brand. I don't buy anything bigger than that, for fear it will spoil before it is used up. Liter bottles I saw the last trip were $8 up. The brand I like (Reyna) is $5 for a 250 ml bottle. While this is more than the brand that sells for $3, I think it tastes better. I bought one of the $3 brands and ended up giving it to a friend at the gym who thinks it is just fine, but she has never had the brand I like either. All of these prices are a "value" compared to what you have to pay in our supermarkets for vanilla.

Check out this site http://orlandomx.com/homeing.html

 

When you click on products, you will see the 3 labels this is marketed as. The label that says Cinco Soles is sold in Los Cinco Soles - a ship guaranteed store. Can't remember the name of the store Reyna is sold in.

I would think all 3 labels taste the same, so write them down and take with you. Your chocolate chip cookies are about to get much better. :)

Great info. Thank you so much! I have a 1 ltr bottle that I got years ago, but it is about to run out!!!

Thanks,

Ashley :)

I wonder if the vanilla could be refridgerated for longer use....does anyone know?

Thank you - is this in the tourist village in Cozumel? We will be going to Nachi Cocum and I won't have much time to hunt this down.

Thanks again

For a 250 ml bottle, I have found the prices range from $3 - $6, depending on the brand. I don't buy anything bigger than that, for fear it will spoil before it is used up.

I wonder if the vanilla could be refridgerated for longer use....does anyone know?

When you walk off the pier from the ship (at the Carnival pier), go to your left and Los Cinco Soles is the big store all the way to the left, near the exit gates. I don't do much baking but have a friend who does, and she likes the Cinco Soles brand.

Last time in Cozumel I was told it lasts longer if refrigerated.