The Japanese word for vanilla is banira (English loanword) and vanilla flavor is banira aji. Find more vanilla words with their Japanese translations below.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla バニラ | Banira | None | |
| Vanilla bean バニラビーンズ | Banira bīnzu | None | |
| Vanilla flavor バニラあじ | Banira aji | バニラ味 | |
| Vanilla extract バニラ抽出物 | Banira chūshutsu-mono | バニラ抽出物 | |
| Vanilla ice cream バニラアイスクリーム | Banira aisukurīmu | None | |
| Vanilla custard バニラカスタード | Banira kasutādo | None | |
| Vanilla cupcake バニラカップケーキ | Banira kappukēki | None |
Interesting facts about vanilla in Japan
According to a survey conducted in 2021, vanilla is the favorite flavor of ice cream in 29% of 1,200 respondents.
Also, 80% of all vanilla beans come from Madagascar, but soaring prices over the last few years have prompted the Japanese to boost up its own local production of the crop. The spice has been grown domestically for years in the Fukuoka and Miyazaki prefectures, but a new initiative has started in Okinawa.