Cinnamon
Kanel
Plant Description
cinnamon
Spice, Tree Bark: Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum, synonym C. zeylanicum) is a small evergreen tree 10–15 meters (32.8–49.2 feet) tall, belonging to the family Lauraceae, it is native to the Indian subcontinent. The bark is widely used as a spice due to its distinct odour.
Season:
Available all year round dried or ground.
Uses in Cooking:  

A favorite baking spice it is often used in combination with cloves, nutmeg and allspice to flavor breads, cakes, cookies and other desserts. Excellent with apples, it is an essential holiday cooking spice. It is also used a good deal in Mediterranean and Indian cooking.

Possible Substitutes:

Powdered Ginger

How it comes:
Spice Mixes
Cinnamon is the bark of a tree, it is reddish brown and comes as rolled-up quill-like sticks; or shards, it is also sold finely ground.
Advieh/Bāhrāt
Chinese five-spice
Garam Masala
Other Uses:
 
       
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