Cinnamon is an aromatic, spicy, warm-flavored spice made from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. It is harvested mainly by cutting the outer bark, which is later dried. Cinnamon is used primarily as a flavoring in sweet and savory foods and drinks; it is best known as the flavoring additive in spicy pies, tea, fruit cakes, and cinnamon rolls.
Cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), and is cultivated inSouthAmerica and the West Indies. It has originated in the central hills of Sri Lanka. In India, it is grown in one or two locations in Kerala. The spice, consistingof the dried inner bark, is brown in colour and has a delicately fragrant aromaanda warm sweet flavour.
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Cinnamon is made by harvesting the inner bark of cinnamon trees. Theouterbark is stripped away, and the inner bark is carefully peeled in thin strips. Thestrips are then dried and rolled into the familiar cinnamon sticks or groundintopowdered form
