• @Donjuanme
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    121 month ago

    I know it isn’t exactly the same but there are as many varieties of artificial vanilla out there. It’s not disappearing, we’re just not concerned with the original

    • @AnUnusualRelic
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      121 month ago

      People who do pastry and food are absolutely concerned.

      • @StaticFalconar
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        31 month ago

        And they will get over it. Our current banana isnt the same as the old one but its that or nothing.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 month ago

      First thought when I read this headline was this is absurd, vanillin is super easy to synthesize the scent/flavor isn’t going anywhere. Now actual beans may become super scarce which sucks for sure.

  • @[email protected]
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    1 month ago

    Is there any reason, if the specific conditions are so narrowly defined, that we can’t grow the orchid hydroponically in a controlled environment anywhere in the world?

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      71 month ago

      It’s really expensive. Cultivation outside Mexico already depends on child labor because the bees it needs only live in Mexico

  • @[email protected]
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    71 month ago

    “along a very narrow band of the earth, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.”

    Uhh, I wouldn’t consider that very narrow, especially given that it’s 36% of Earth’s landmass and a third of all people live in it

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      81 month ago

      The original post is a gift link. People shouldn’t be hitting the paywall for the next 30d unless one of the following is true:

      • They’ve got Javascript disabled
      • They’re running a device which strips the gift token off the URL
      • Their device desperately needs a reboot
      • @ChicoSuave
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        41 month ago

        If I don’t listen to when my machine and browser when they beg for a reboot, why would I do so for a gift article?

      • @[email protected]
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        21 month ago

        I haven’t had javascript enabled in a decade. site doesn’t work I only vm or sandbox or similar if I absolutely need to use the site.