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Vanilla
Latin     : Vanila Planifolia Andrew Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids in the genus Vanilla . The name came from the Spanish word " vainilla ", meaning "little pod". The main species harvested for vanillin is Vanilla planifolia . It is a native of Mexico , though it is now widely grown throughout the tropics. In Indonesia Vanilla is grown since 1819 and started to become a huge spice business in 1850. The plant came from Mexico to Indonesia . Because of its smell Indian Aztecs used it as a tobacco flavor. Good quality vanilla has a strong aromatic flavor, but foodstuffs with small amounts of low quality vanilla or artificial vanilla-like flavorings are far more common, since true vanilla is much more expensive.   One major use of vanilla is in flavoring ice cream : the most common flavor of ice cream is vanilla, and thus most people consider it to be the "default" flavor. By analogy, the term "vanilla" is used as a synonym for "plain". Another use is in the cosmetics industry as an ingredient of perfumes. In old medicinal literature, vanilla is described as an aphrodisiac and a remedy for fevers, but these purported uses have never been scientifically proven. Essential oil of vanilla and vanilin were and are sometimes used in aromatherapy. In the Sroyo village in East Java Vanilla is cultivated by us on 115 hectares of land in a height of 100 - 800 m above sea level. Because of its crumble, sandy loam type of soil that area is very suitable for the plant