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Taiwan vanilla pods receive award
Vanilla products from Taiwan have received the Superior Taste Award from the Brussels-based International Taste Institute.
"Organic Vanilla Beans" produced by the Taoyuan-based Harmony Organic Agriculture Foundation received the honour for the second consecutive year.
While "Vanilla Ville Vanilla Pods" produced by Pingtung County-based Linbian Natural and Culture Preservation Association are first time winners.
The Agricultural Ministry has been studying vanilla cultivation and processing development for 15 years.
Vanilla pods typically cost between NT$150 and NT$300 dollars per kilogram and here in Taiwan they sell for between NT$20,000 and NT$40,000.
Agriculture officials say Taiwan will produce between 10 and 12 tonnes of vanilla pods this year - with a total value of between NT$200 and 400 million.
