Guest guest Report post Posted October 30, 2009 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 30, 2009 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 [veg_grp] Cinnamon info 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 30, 2009 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 30, 2009 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. > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 30, 2009 Thank you Donna. All my life I thought there was only one type of cinnamon. I will get some of the Vietnamese style Lily Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 30, 2009 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
