Cinnamon has a woody, earthy, sweet flavour.
It’s a warming spice. Cinnamon was one of the major goals of world exploration in the
15th and 16th centuries, and played an important role in the
discovery of America.
The Romans believed its fragrance, sacred. Emperor Nero
burned a year’s supply of the city’s cinnamon at the funeral rites of his wife,
Poppaea.
Indonesia and China are the chief source of cinnamon. In India cinnamon is
mostly grown in Kerala.
Botanical name
Family name
Cinnamomum
Lauraceae
While roasting cinnamon dry in a powdered form with other spices, allow under 2 minutes
over a low heat. In Indian cuisine cinnamon is an important ingredient in preparing
‘Garam Masala’.
Cinnamon is certainly the baker’s most important spice.
