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Ceylon cinnamon is the only true cinnamon, rather mild for me. 

Vietnamese is the hottest.

Cinnamon is very interesting.  I only use the Vietnamese because I love a strong

cinnamon scent and flavor.

If you like you can read about it on Wikipedia. 

I have a link here for you.  Penzey's sells all versions.  They have their own

cinnamon mix now, it's very good but nothing like the Vietnamese version.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon

 

Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank you! I love cinnamon and end up putting much more that called for in the

recipe.

I'll look in an Asian market for some. I don't have a Penzy's in Maryland. I

love oatmeal and add flax seed, Brewer's yeast, cinnamon, and whatever fruit I

have (if I don't have fresh, I add raisins)

Diana

 

--- On Fri, 10/30/09, Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote:

 

 

Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower

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Friday, October 30, 2009, 11:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceylon cinnamon is the only true cinnamon, rather mild for me. 

Vietnamese is the hottest.

Cinnamon is very interesting.  I only use the Vietnamese because I love a strong

cinnamon scent and flavor.

If you like you can read about it on Wikipedia. 

I have a link here for you.  Penzey's sells all versions.  They have their own

cinnamon mix now, it's very good but nothing like the Vietnamese version.

 

http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Cinnamon

 

Donna

 

 

 

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I add cinnamon to whatever I can. I'm diabetic and cinnamon helps regulate

blood sugar. My husband makes cinnamon capsules for me to take with my

vitamins in the morning. He also makes cayenne and turmeric capsules

also......much cheaper than buying them.

 

 

Stephanie Low

Raising teenagers is like trying to nail jello to a tree.

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Thank you so much for introducing me to Vietnamese cinnamon, Donna--I

love it!! xxoo, Mo

 

Donnalilacflower wrote:

> Ceylon cinnamon is the only true cinnamon, rather mild for me.

> Vietnamese is the hottest.

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Amazon has a number of dealer of cinnamon.

I like Amazon because I don't have to give a dealer my credit card number.

Amazon takes care of the purchase.

Very eductional subject.

 

Product Description

Although in Europe and the U.S. cinnamon is most often associated with sweet

dishes, it has broad culinary uses. For example, in India, cinnamon is never

used with desserts, but is the main ingredient in curries. In North Africa, not

only is cinnamon an ingredient in Raz-el-Hanout, the flavoring of couscous and

tagines, but appears also in Berber spices. In Greece, it appears in lamb

dishes. Cinnamon is the bark of three bushy evergreen trees of the laurel

(Lauraceae) family. The most fragrant and delicate cinnamon is obtained from the

Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree native to Sri Lanka (which used to be called

'Ceylon'), the western coast of India (known as the Malabar coast), and Burma.

Zeylanicum cinnamon is sometimes called 'true cinnamon' and 'old fashioned

cinnamon.' But the 'true' part was just advertising copy for the Dutch East

India Company's 17th century monopoly. Cinnamon is also derived from the

Cinnamomum loureirii tree native to Indonesia and the Cinnamomum cassia tree

native to China, Vietnam, and Sumatra. The cinnamon from the loureirii and

cassia trees is darker and more pungent and aromatic than cinnamon from the

zeylanicum tree.

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