Cinnamon
Cultural or Geographic History
Cinnamon is the dried bark of various laurel trees in the cinnamomun family. Romans believed cinnamon was sacred, and Nero burned a year's supply of it at his wife's funeral. Finding cinnamon was a primary motive of world exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. The cinnamon used in North America is from the cassia tree which is grown in Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Central America.
Flavor Profile
Cinnamon has a sweet, woody fragrance
Recommendations for Use
- Used in cakes, cookies, and desserts
- Delicious in savory chicken and lamb dishes from the Middle East
- Can be paired with apples and used in other fruit and cereal dishes
- Stick cinnamon is used in pickling and for flavoring hot beverages.
- For a fragrant pilaf, cook rice in cinnamon flavored broth and stir in chopped dried fruit and toasted nuts.
- The perfect partner for chocolate; use it in any chocolate dessert or drink.
Recommendations for Combinations
- Use with allspice and cloves in spice cakes and cookies
- Use sticks of cinnamon with other spices to mull cider in the fall
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