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The new trendy ingredient of last year is here to stay! Tonka Beans smell like Vanilla and Cherries had a baby, and also impart flavour notes of Cardamom. They're an exciting unique flavour that's recently been picked up by foodie magazines around the world. We really love them as an alternative to Vanilla in ice creams and custards. Much like Vanilla though, Tonka Beans are an exotic, spice treasure. Luckily, a little bit of Tonka also goes a very long way. One bean is enough to flavour a batch of 24 cupcakes by itself! Shave fresh using a microplane and keep in your fridge when not in use. Also known as cumaru, kumaru, tonkin beans, tonquin beans
| Tonka Beans Cooking Notes | |
| Cuisine | American, British, French, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean |
| Food Pairings | Cakes, Ice Cream, Cream sauce based pastas, Cookies, Cupcakes, Pies, Tarts, Kiwi, Berries, Mango, Cocoa, French stews |
| Flavour / Tastes Like | Vanilla, Cardamom, Cherry |
| Serving size | 1/10th bean. 1 bean is more than enough to flavour a large cake or batch of 24+ cookies. |
| Directions for use | Scrape with a Microplane directly in with the ingredients for your pastry or ice cream near the start of the process. |
| Tonka Beans Technical Notes | |
| Origin | Brazil |
| Quality* | Jumbo, Grade AA, Extra High |
| Industry Knowledge | The white powder visible on Tonka beans is parts of their rich volatile oils seeping out. The more white on a tonka bean means a sharper, stronger flavour. Tonka bean quality can also be inspected by their size: look for big sized beans over 2.5cm long, roughly 1 gram each. Small beans are not matured enough to have enough flavour. |
| Also known as | Dipteryx odorata cumaru, kumaru, tonkin beans, tonquin beans |
| Tonka Beans Physical Characteristics | |
| Appearance | 2.5 - 3cm per bean. About 1-1.3g per bean. Thin, Long, black with white speckles. |
*Industry specific terminology.
