Tonka beans may look like small, wrinkled raisins, but cooks treat them with the same excitement they reserve for rare spices ...

Can banning something make it more delicious, or more tantalizing? Maybe. The tonka bean has been banned in the U.S. since 1954, but it remains a sought-after ingredient thanks to its description as ...

TONKA beans are certainly increasingly in popularity – once only seen on all our favourite cooking shows, these beans are finding themselves in more and more dishes. But what exactly is a tonka bean ...

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According to The Atlantic, tonka bean are a major source of coumarin, a chemical compound which has been illegal in this country since 1954. Apparently it was banned after food manufactures started ...