tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post111089332428145430..comments2024-03-18T06:28:24.094-04:00Comments on ...an endless banquet: Tonka bean ice cream, pt. 2michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04233787524192046136noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-3031324841756646502009-04-21T13:36:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:36:00.000-04:00Tonka bean is a delicious ingredient used in poshe...Tonka bean is a delicious ingredient used in poshed restaurants in ice creams and it is gorgeous wish i could get hold of it so that i can make it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-30445368965958023202008-04-19T08:23:00.000-04:002008-04-19T08:23:00.000-04:00Tonka contains coumarin which will inhibit the SIR...Tonka contains coumarin which will inhibit the SIRT1 antiaging gene if you are taking resveratro to promote the gene. SIRT1 activity natrually reduces as we age. Resveratrol stimulate SIRT1 activity. I read one research abstract indicating that coumarin did not inhibit SIRT1 unless combined with resveratrol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-1112144679820871412005-03-29T20:04:00.000-05:002005-03-29T20:04:00.000-05:00Thank you to Hermine for finally solving the myste...Thank you to Hermine for finally solving the mystery for us. Have you ever had those little Chinese candies called "White Rabbit"? Well, THAT's what Tonka Bean Ice Cream tastes like. White Rabbits are my second favorite Chinatown candies (after those Indonesian Ting Ting Jahe ginger chews)--maybe that's why I like this flavor so much.<BR/>ajaj kinikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961379615390102275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-1111097784304872922005-03-17T17:16:00.001-05:002005-03-17T17:16:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233787524192046136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-1111097776027101322005-03-17T17:16:00.000-05:002005-03-17T17:16:00.000-05:00Thanks for all of your research. I have had Mexic...Thanks for all of your research. I have had Mexican vanilla and found it to be more frangrant than the North American version. As long as it's not a hallucinogen, I think we're okay. I may be thinking of this weird candy I had when I was a kid: a long, flat Neopolitan ice cream-flavoured confection which was kind of chewy... The fact that a "What kind of ice cream are you?" quiz just told me I'm Neopolitan seems to confirm this suspicion. http://quizilla.com/users/EMouse33/quizzes/What%20Ice%20Cream%20Flavor%20Are%20You%3F/michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233787524192046136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-1111090001212367752005-03-17T15:06:00.000-05:002005-03-17T15:06:00.000-05:00More specifically, it seems that tonka bean extrac...More specifically, it seems that tonka bean extract is used in "Mexican Vanilla" as it's less expensive and has a similar taste. I found an article that says WHY the US prohibits such use of tonka bean extract:<br /><br />http://www.walgreens.com/library/question/qa.jhtml?docId=AN00562<br /><br />Evidently, tonka bean extract is an anticoagulant, so Mexican vanilla could cause health problems for some people.<br /><br />This explains why I could buy large bottles of "vanilla extract" in very cheaply in Guadalajara...<br /><br />Perhaps you recall having had some "Mexican vanilla" candies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-1111057384368500402005-03-17T06:03:00.000-05:002005-03-17T06:03:00.000-05:00Anthony & Michelle,That special effect that you ha...Anthony & Michelle,<BR/><BR/>That special effect that you have been experiencing from the ice cream might be simply because, apparently Tonka bean that fragrant seed has been used also as an imitation vanilla!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com