Indonesia Cinnamon / Cassia

Specifications: Cinnamon is the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree. Cinnamon was known in medieval europe, where it was a staple ingredient, along with ginger, in many recipes. Since most meals were prepared in a single cauldron, casseroles containing both meat and fruit were common and cinnamon helped bridge the flavours.

When crusaders brought home sugar, it too was added to the pot. Mince pie is a typical combination of this period which still survives. Cinnamon comes in strips of bark rolled one in another. The pale brown to tan bar strips are generally thin, the spongy outer bark having been scraped off. Bouquet: Sweet and fragrant Flavour: Warm and aromatic