wow I seeing this one for the first time

I grew them when I was in primary school - oh the joy when those yellow flowers bloomed

The 3rd photo looks like giagantic natural painting

This one is even more baffling than cinnamon. "Well, John appears to have died after eating one. But there's just GOT to be a way to prepare those green squash testicles so we could all enjoy them."

Interesting colours.

Proof that chocolate is a vegetable and therefore beneficial to my health

I've got two at home. They look exactly look like this.

Had no idea it grew like this. Very cool.

What's with the Braille-like dots at the bottom of the pods? Anyone care to explain?

Next to saffron and cardamom, vanilla is the world’s next most expensive spice. Growers are known to “brand” their beans with pin pricks before they can be harvested, to identify the owner and prevent theft. From: http://www.cookiesitalian.com/page/1021420

That is money hanging off that vine - farmers tattoo them to deter theft.

The CFP franc (called the franc in everyday use) is the currency used in the French overseas collectivities (collectivités d’outre-mer, or COM) of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. The initials CFP originally stood for Colonies Françaises du Pacifique (“French colonies of the Pacific”). This was later changed to Communauté Financière du Pacifique (“Pacific Financial Community”) and then to the present term, Change Franc Pacifique (“Pacific Franc Exchange”). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFP_franc

Comptoirs Français du Pacifique (CFP) is a currency - just my guess

Where are the beaver feces?

What does it say?

Gangs get creative with their tagging in Tahiti.

Beautiful! Vanilla is my favorite! It would be helpful to indicate where the plants are grown..does the USA import most of these plants besides peanuts and cranberries? Thanks!

ahhh such pretty flowers

And that's why saffron is so scary expensive. There are only two stamens per crocus, and they have to be carefully harvested by hand, one at a time.

And now I want to work on a kiwi farm...

It's like peaking behind the curtain... I just assumed it was made from wizardry

Who'd have thought my favorite spice looked like tree mange. Hats off to that first crazy guy who said, "Well the tree seems to be dying, but let me just get a taste anyway.."

what's going on with the second one? It looks fake

Very pretty

not a very accurate depiction. its more of an artistic photo than one which shows how they grow.

who knew that innocent little plant could melt your sinuses

Ripe ones make black pepper, green ones make white pepper.

I thought it was a gift brought by hipster fairies.. along with Kale

Oh, they grow on trees. I don't know why, but I always assumed they grew near the ground like strawberries. The more you know.

The white ones are actually under the ground..

they look like plums

It probably why dragon fruits are expensive. You have to fight a cactus to get one.

Looks like it comes with its own basket.

i've read it "permission" :D

The little green flower buds are the capers. The small unripe fruits are eaten too. In Dutch they are called 'caper-apples'.

Keroro's favourite. ☆

This exactly how I imagined something-I-never-heard-of-before growing.

More of a bush