Share 'Vanilla Beans'

I have never added the entire bean to my chocolate. After asking this same question at the Chocolate Alchemy forum, I discovered that this is how some of the makers do it. Then I got to wondering if the people here do the same. I was really surprised to see that this is what seems to be the norm. Why add the vanilla bark to the chocolate? When using whole vanilla beans in a pudding or a custard,…