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Tonka Beans

Description Price Quantity
Tonka Beans 10g Mini Jar £2.25
Tonka Beans 40g Standard Jar £7.75
Tonka Beans

Steenbergs Tonka Beans are the seeds of Dipteryx oderata, which originates from Guyana on the Orinoco River.  The main sources of tonka beans are Nigeria and Venezuela and Steenbergs ones come from Venezuela. For more information see Axel's blog.


The Tonka Nut looks like a flat, wrinkled deep black bean/nut with a shape that's reminiscent of an almond and a look that's a cross between a prune and date.  Steenbergs Tonka Beans have a flavour and aroma that is full of volatiles and immediately remiscent of vanilla but with more esters coming through like pear drops or furniture polish, with hints of magnolia and other warming, sweet spices notes like cinnamon, cloves and allspice.  Tonka beans are used in French cuisine and sometimes for perfumes, and even flavouring tobacco. A little goes a long way as Steenbergs tonka beans are very specialist and very strong - completely decadent and slightly naughty.  You use tonka beans like a nutmeg and grate them, so you could cook with tonka beans as a garnish over coffee or into cream or over stewed rhubarb. 

Warning: can work as an anti-coagulant.

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