ground cinnamon
2.3 oz $ 3.99
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cinnamon chips
2.6 oz $ 3.99
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6" cinnamon sticks
10 sticks $ 1.99
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10" cinnamon sticks
6 sticks $ 1.99
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sticks of cinnamon bark
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Cinnamon is the dried bark of the casia and various other laurel
trees in the cinnamomun family. Ground cinnamon is the most
common baking spice and is used in cakes, cookies, and desserts
throughout the world. Cinnamon is also used in savory
chicken and lamb dishes from the Middle East. In American
cooking, cinnamon is often paired with apples to mellow their
tartness and used in numerous other fruit and cereal dishes.
Cinnamon has been popular since ancient times. Egyptians
imported it from China in 2000 BC. Romans believed cinnamon
was sacred and Nero burned a year's supply of the spice at the
funeral for his wife. Finding cinnamon was a primary motive
for world exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries.
In the Middle Ages, cinnamon became a status symbol for Europe's
elite who used it in meals to impress those around them with their
ability to purchase a condiment from the "exotic" East. At
a banquet, a host would offer guests a plate with various spices
piled upon it. The social rank of hosts was revealed by the
excess or moderation with which they offered spices to their guests.
Cinnamon is very good with almonds, apples, apricots, bananas,
chocolate, coffee, eggplant, lamb, pears, poultry, rice, plums,
prumes, meat and poultry, and root vegetables.
For a fragrant pilaf that goes great with Middle Eastern dishes,
cook rice in cinnamon flavored broth and stir in chopped dried
fruit and toasted nuts. Cinnamon is a perfect partner for
chocolate — use it in any chocolate dessert or drink.
We are delighted to offer cinnamon in four variations: ground cinnamon,
cinnamon chips, and cinnamon sticks in six inch and ten inch lengths.
Cinnamon works well with anise,
cardamom, cloves,
coriander, cumin,
ginger, mace,
nutmeg, turmeric,
and vanilla.
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