#tumblr/groceries

[bob-artist]

Bittern at the grocery store

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

woke up and someone spilled vanilla extract all over my dash, so as punishment you strange little beasties are getting all the VANILLA FACTS i know:

vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world (2nd to saffron)

which is why more than 99% of what we call "vanilla extract" is actually vanillin (vanilla's dominant flavor compound) and is not extracted from real vanilla.

luckily, even professionals struggle to tell the difference when it comes to things like baked goods. but there is a distinct difference in non-heat treated products like vanilla ice cream. real vanilla has a more complex, individualized flavor profile.

why is vanilla so expensive? because it is a ridiculously delicate & demanding crop. complete primadonna.

vanilla beans come from vanilla orchids. these crazy flowers bloom for A SINGLE DAY and have to be HAND-POLLINATED in a process that is exhausting, delicate, and requires specialist knowledge passed down over generations.

then, if you're lucky, you get vanilla beans.

which then require months of further specialized treatment.

the entire process takes about a year and can go wrong at any stage

vanilla has been cultivated for over 800 years (possibly much longer). the first known cultivators are the Totonac, an indigenous people of Mexico.

the Aztecs used it as a sweetener to balance out the bitter taste of cocoa. it was popular in a drink called xocolatl--the precursor to modern hot chocolate!

it is only pollinated by a very specific orchid bee!!!

which is why no fruit could be grown outside of Mexico until the 1800s

Edmond Albius, born into slavery, invented the pollination method we still use today--launching a global industry when he was just 12 years old.

today, the majority of the world's vanilla is grown in Madagascar

if you want real vanilla, read the labels carefully--it's harder to find than you think!

in conclusion, those tiny black specks you see in fancy vanilla ice cream? those are vanilla bean seeds! itty bitty orchid seeds!!! they are delicious and also a PRISSY BITCH!

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[sibmakesart]

[trashy-raccoonz]

kimharry getting groceries tgt but instead they melt because of the heat, send post

also i might have gotten carried away and did a lil follow up comic....

[nebulotics]

my piece for @/oneconclusion on twt :=)

[galleryyuhself]

Galleryyuhself - Massy Stores finally gets self checkout machines. Here JW from JW & Blaze helps promote them at Massy Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago.

[incognitopolls]

This isn't asking whether you say it as two syllables or three, or any other details, just whether the middle of the word is a "sh" sound or a "ss" sound.

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We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

[enii]

Not at my best, but still trying my hardest💕

[pompomdemiel]

can someone chip in for food!? please send me a message pls!

k*fi

[kitnapz]

full illustration! for the crushing feeling you get when you see your immigrant mother trying to find pieces of home at asian grocery stores 😁👍

[icewindandboringhorror]

On average, what is the total MONTHLY amount that you spend on dining out*?

*(This doesn't only count going out to restaurants, but also stuff like picking up fast food to bring home, getting a coffee on the way to work, getting a premade sandwich from a grocery store deli during lunch, buying a quick snack from a convenience store or food cart whilst walking somewhere, ordering a pizza or any other food to be delivered to your home, etc.)

*(If you often dine out in groups/as a household: calculate and divide the costs so that you get a Per Person average. This is for YOU individually, NOT the total household/group costs)

(I'm sure polls similar to this have been made before (very common topic), I just haven't personally seen one that I can remember, so, I was curious to do my own! I was discussing this with a group of people today and it was very interesting to see how widely the number varied between individuals. :0c )

(Reblog for bigger sample size if you can, and feel free to explain your answer in tags if there's anything extra to add!)

[siredcrab]

My little boy angel devil n the other guy. They went for groceries, angel behaved well so aki got some gum for him, everything is nice and fine forever for them...yeah

[goodhealthgoodwealth]

Beautiful Displays

[perksofbeingpoet]

i just wanted to thank each and every one of you reading this for being here.

i'm a bit sentimental right now so this might not make much sense, but i am genuinely so touched by what we have on here - isn't it crazy how we all have our own lives and problems but this is where we touch? and i don't even mean people posting and commenting or whatever, but also all those silent ones; even if we don't interact, this is where our lives intersect for a second, you scroll by this post and we will probably never cross paths again.

i will probably never meet any of you, and yet we all have childhood best friends and a favourite colour and songs we cried to and like- WHAT. i get to share a space with thousands of people all trying their best in life? how lucky are we to be part of humanity and have little glimpses into the reality of others?

i'm sitting in my room typing this, windows half open and music on, and you could be reading it in school, on a bus, on a club toilet, at work, in bed- whoever and wherever you are, i'm so thankful to have been part of your life for how long it took you to read this.

wishing you the absolute best on your journey through life! we're all in this together <333

[jeeklaart]

Greens! 🍅🥬🌱

( find me here )

[marlowe-art]

oranges & yellows & greens