I will never use imitation vanilla, EVER. What do I do? Do I say something or just chalk it up to her being rude?

extracted directly from real vanilla pods that come from the vanilla orchid. Imitation vanilla (commonly sold as vanilla flavoring), on the other hand, doesn’t come from the vanilla plant.

But the truth is, imitation vanilla has long been a staple in pantries — and store-bought items. “About 90% of the vanilla flavoring consumed in the United States is artificial,” according ...

It takes 300 hand pollinated orchid blossoms to get one pound of dried vanilla beans. But due to climate change, the island of Madagascar as well as Mexico, has been seeing more—and more ...

The bottle of vanilla extract was replaced with imitation extract. I will never use imitation vanilla, EVER. What do I do? Do I say something or just chalk it up to her being rude? GENTLE READER: ...