Cinnamon, whole 100 g
- Ceylon cinnamon from the cinnamon tree
- A powerful, sweet, warm and aromatic taste
- Used as a spice
Recommended use:. Use as a culinary spice. The cinnamon sticks are often used in cooking, cooked together with beans, rice, chili dishes and fruit or in gløgg and tea. Store in a cool, dry place.
Ceylon cinnamon comes from the Cinnamomum verum tree. The parts used as a culinary spice are extracted from the inner bark of the tree. Sticks are formed when the bark is sun-dried, causing it to roll up on itself.
In Western countries, cinnamon is primarily used to add flavour to desserts, cakes and cookies and for sprinkling (with sugar) on porridge. However, it is also excellent with meat, fish, vegetables, rice and beans. It is a delicious ingredient in tea mixes, its scent reminding us of Christmas.
Ceylon cinnamon is also called "real" cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon has a sweet, warm and aromatic taste. The taste is milder and the coumarin content is lower compared to the more common cassia cinnamon.
Cinnamon sticks are often used in stews and casseroles with bean, rice, chili and fruit - or used for mulled wine and tea. Indians often stir-fry a cinnamon stick, cloves and peppercorns with onion and rice.
Whole Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)