I will never use imitation vanilla, EVER. What do I do? Do I say something or just chalk it up to her being rude?

The purportedly Frenchified version more or less did, too, swapping specific vanilla extract for the frequently seen "natural flavor." Nothing particularly French or even explicitly vanilla about ...

French vanilla, on the other hand ... While all these flavors include vanilla as the dominant flavor, some may only use vanilla extract to flavor their base. But if it is labeled vanilla bean ...

Pure vanilla extract is probably already the most expensive ingredient in the average baker’s pantry. And home cooks who are still smarting over the eye-popping price of eggs now have another ...

Castoreum, a substance from sacs near a beaver’s anus, has been used in human products for more than 2,000 years. Some wonder if it's still an ingredient on today's grocery shelves.