The Range

Sealed at its peak.

Every pack is gourmet-grade Tahitian vanilla (Vanilla Tahitensis) from the current harvest. Plump, oily and heavy with scent, vacuum-sealed on packing day and shipped anywhere in Australia.

Single Estate· Taha’a, French Polynesia· Hand-Cured· Current Harvest
Manea’s Vanilla · Taha’a

The Introduction

30 Grams

Enough to learn what real Tahitensis is, and a considered small gift.

Approx. 3 to 4 pods
$56AUD
Best Seller
Manea’s Vanilla · Taha’a

The House Size

50 Grams

Our most popular pack. A steady supply for a serious home kitchen.

Approx. 5 to 6 pods
$88AUD
Manea’s Vanilla · Taha’a

The Devoted

100 Grams

For bakers who go through vanilla, or a gift that means it.

Approx. 10 to 12 pods
$165AUD

Complimentary shipping over $88 · Sold by weight, so pod count varies

Cured Tahitensis pods graded and laid out one by one
Graded by hand · Current harvest
Tahitensis pods ripening on the vine at the estate
On the vine · Taha’a
A sack of cured pods opened for grading
Ready to pack
Who It’s For

Three reasons people order.

The Baker

A pod that actually perfumes a custard or a dough, not one that disappears into it. This is the difference a recipe can taste.

The Kitchen

Chefs and pastry kitchens ordering for a menu that has to justify itself on the plate. See Wholesale.

The Gift

Vanilla with a place behind it. Something to hand over that needs no explanation once they open it.

The Difference

Ours, next to the ordinary kind.

Manea’s Vanilla
Ordinary Vanilla
Species
Vanilla Tahitensis, a rarer species
Vanilla planifolia, the common kind
Source
One family estate, traceable to the vine
Blended from unnamed growers
Harvest
Picked ripe, from the current season
Age and origin rarely stated
Cure
Sweated and sunned by hand, until ready
Machine-dried on a schedule
As It Grows
Nothing Added

Just the pod. No fillers, no extract, no flavouring.

Whole Ingredient

Cured and sold as it grew, not processed into anything else.

Grown, Not Made

On the vine, in the sun, the way it has been on this island for generations.

A Considered Pairing

The Introduction and The House Size, together.

One to learn the vanilla, one to live with it. The same two prices, chosen as a set.

$144AUD
Shipping

Complimentary anywhere in Australia on orders of $88 or more. Otherwise a flat $11. Packed and posted within two business days.

Sealed Fresh

Pods are vacuum-sealed the day they are packed, locking in moisture, oils and aroma.

Keeping

After opening, move the pods to an airtight jar away from light. They will keep for months.

Put It to Work

Old techniques, made for a pod like this.