High Quality 14-18cm Grade A Vanilla Beans Premium Madagascar Vanilla Beans Genuine Madagascar vanilla beans Highest quality Plump moist beans Its rich butter and complex aroma make it this vanilla bean perfect for everything from making vanilla extract, vanilla sugar, flavoring your icings, cream bases, custards etc. These vanilla beans are soft and pliable making them easy to slice open. The outer area is called the vanilla pod while the inner core is where the vanilla seeds are located.