vanille du mexiqueDescription Mexican vanilla is the original vanilla. This vanilla will make you travel to other times. Long before Hernn Corts' encounter with the Aztec Empire, the Totonacs produced vanilla (Planifolia species) in the coastal regions of present day Veracruz and Papantla, which had a monopoly until the 18th century. Brought back to Europe by the Spanish conquistadors, vanilla became popular and particularly appreciated at the court of France; in 1692,