Some of the most popular spices used this time of year are harvested from various parts of exotic tropical plants, lending a special flavor to our holiday recipes. True cinnamon comes from the bark of ...

There's something about cinnamon that makes people smile, no doubt because it conjures up sense-memories of the wonderful foods that it perfumes. In ancient times cinnamon, and its cousin cassia, ...

Cinnamon, is delicious. It comes from the bark of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum plant and is often called Ceylon or Sri Lankan cinnamon. However, there are several other plants – from China, Indonesia and ...

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Cinnamon is a common spice plant used in tea and food. The plant commonly known by its botanical name as Cinnamomum verum spp. belongs to the family of Lauraceae. In addition to its use as a spice, ...