Plain vanilla explained

Plain vanilla is an adjective describing the simplest version of something, without any optional extras, basic or ordinary.^[1] In analogy with the common ice cream flavour vanilla, which became widely and cheaply available with the development of artificial vanillin flavour.^[2] Certain financial instruments, such as put options or call options, are often described as plain vanilla options. The opposite of plain vanilla options are exotic options.^[3]

See also

• Vanilla software, computer software which is not customized.
• Vanilla sex, sexual behavior which a culture regards as standard or conventional.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20010224001515/http://www.bartleby.com/61/68/P0346850.html plain vanilla
2. Book: Katri . Hilden . Tim . Robinson . Emma . Hutchinson . Currie . Iced: 180 Very Cool Concoctions . 4 April 2013 . 2006 . Murdoch Books . 978-1-74045-818-4 . Lee . 15 . Vanilla has become a synonymous with 'plain'- perhaps most vanilla ice cream is flavoured with fake vanilla extract . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101002243/http://books.google.com/books?id=02YG2aTL89MC . 1 January 2014 .
3. Plain vanilla on www.investopedia.com