Bulbous perennial plant (Allium sativum) of the lily family. The bulbs are used as a flavoring. A classic ingredient in many national cuisines, garlic has a powerful onion like aroma and pungent taste. The types of garlic Partners Group deals with are:

• Asiatic and Turban types,
• Rocambole and Purple Stripe types,
• Porcelain and Artichoke types, and
• Silverskin (including Creole) types

Vanilla Beans

Any member of a group of tropical climbing orchids that make up the genus Vanilla, and the flavoring agent extracted from its seedpods. The plant has a long, fleshy climbing stem that attaches itself by aerial rootlets to trees; roots also penetrate the soil.

• Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla beans
• Mexican vanilla beans
• Tahitian vanilla beans