As to aroma of your vanilla, how does it seem? I’m sure it’s excellent, but probably quite different to that grown on Madagascar or Tahiti.
I’m fully stocked on extract, and paste, so will have to deplete the supplies before trying it @Rooster.
Very potent. The jar came with 10 pieces of cut pod. I used four, which I cut further for the extract. The photo I posted was day one. Right now, the French vodka I used is completely dark, vanilla seeds suspended in the liquid. The chopped pcs can be repurposed once air dried and I still have dried pcs from the original jar.
I also have a tahini pod my sister brought back from her travels and 6 Mexican pods from a trip I took. All vacuum sealed at present. In comparison, this Amazon vanilla pod is like the Queen bee in lusciousness; plump, ultra fragrant and packed with pasty seeds.
I also rec’d Caribbean golden whole nutmeg from Grenada and dried avocado leaves from Oaxaca, Mexico in a shipment today…along with two more (free with code) kitchen towels. Also, super interesting flavors.
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Sounds intriguing on the vanilla! Almost wish I was out of Vietnamese cinnamon, so I could try B&B, but will hold off. I’m sure all the booty is not only top quality, but different than most spices purveyed.
BTW, the kitchen towels washed up beautifully & have earned a spot in the kitchen drawers! Impressed and happy @Rooster!
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Very happy to hear you had a nice experience shopping BB products. I used the dried black lime in my lunch salad and didn’t even bother with any dressing.
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Tahitian vanilla not tahini…oh my.
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Knew what you meant @Rooster. 
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What’s unique from new spice entrepreneurs is how willing and how often they collaborate and learn from one another. A commodity market with a high tech and personal touch has been fascinating to buy from.
My cooking/baking is far more flavorful now.
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I want to put in a word here for Rancho Gordo Oregano Indio. It’s far & away the best oregano I’ve ever come across. Primarily, Rancho Gordo is best-known for heirloom beans, of course, but they do carry other excellent products, including some herbs, spices, dried chiles, chocolate, piloncillo, and interesting vinegars - banana vinegar, pineapple vinegar… And they’re famous for taking good care of their farmers; in some cases, even rescuing entire villages.
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Yes, I agree the RG oregano is good. I wish they would sell a larger jar.
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Boy, no kidding. I just put in an order for four jars. One is a gift for a friend, but I’ll clip through the other three pretty fast!
When RG’s oregano is sold out, we buy it here and they sell several weights.
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Handy list for tomato powder uses
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Found myself in a spice land rabbit hole and landed here:
https://unprecedentedthyme.com/
Very interesting ingredient list to this blend. I plan to experiment with the list of ingredients. Maybe find my own concoction.
Spice is the new sugar. 
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Very interesting. It sounds like what you get if you mixed hawaij and za’atar.
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I agree. I’m thinking epic as a dry rub for grilled london broil.
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I was thinking lamb but london broil would be good as well.
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Lamb 
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I can’t think of a way I don’t like lamb.
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Personally I like it in Bermuda.
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