[Sca-cooks] Cassia vs. "True" Cinnamon (was Cinnamon question)

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Greetings unto the list. I've just rejoined today.
 
I just checked Kalustyan's website. They are my fave (besides being around  
the corner from where I live).
 
They have Cinnamon powder in Korintje cassia and Vietnamese, plus flat  
Cinnamon sticks (labeled as Indian Cassia bark), Ceylon sticks labeled as  Mexican 
Cinnamon or Canela, Vietnamese cinnamon sticks, and something just  labeled 
Cinnamon sticks in 2.5" and 10" lengths. Other than long and brown, I  don't 
know what they are.
 
Elianne of ynys Enlli
 
 

It is my  understanding from a conversation long ago with a representative 
from Frontier  Herb Co. that true cinnamon (cinnamomum zerylanicum: true 
cinnamon, soft  cinnamon,or  ceylon cinnamon-- from the flacky sticks packaged for  
Mexican markets) is not available commerically ground.   Ground  cinnamon is is 
generally cinnamomum cassia (cassia, the really hard sticks  from craft 
stores & other places).  There is also a Vietamese  cinnamon (cinnamomum loureirri) 
which is sold ground, but I have no personal  experience with it.

Samrah