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Cassia is also in the cinnamon family (Cinnamomum cassia), and the difference is fairly subtle. But yes, the American obsession with cinnamon is next level. T
by Clewza313 6y ago
Cassia is also in the cinnamon family (Cinnamomum cassia), and the difference is fairly subtle.
But yes, the American obsession with cinnamon is next level. Things like Big Red (cinnamon chewing gum) are pretty much unknown elsewhere.
- ggm 6y agoAnyone here in oz seeking cinnamon sticks, knows to look at the cinnamon sticks carefully. They are sometimes substituted. I hate it when we get the wrong ones. Long flatter shreds of bark are often cassia. Tight rolls which are clean cut shorter are usually cinnamon. Cassia bark, sold as cassia, I think you can be confident it's cassia: my understanding is, its cheaper to grow, more abundant, hence substitution. I get "they're all the same family" thing they don't taste the same. I go to US red cinnamon sweets like licking a 9v battery. Ow! Yuk! Ow! Yuk! Rinse, repeat.