2006-09-03 12:07:05 · 5 answers · asked by pikapoka 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Cinnamon is harvested by growing the tree for two years and then coppicing it. The next year a dozen or so shoots will form from the roots. These shoots are then stripped of their bark and left to dry. Only the thin (0.5 mm) inner bark is used; the outer woody portion is removed, leaving metre long cinnamon strips which curl into rolls ("quills") on drying; each dried quill comprises strips from numerous shoots packed together. These quills are then cut to 5-10 cm long pieces for sale.
The best cinnamon comes from Sri Lanka, but the tree is also grown commercially at Tellicherry in southern India, Java, Sumatra, the West Indies, Brazil, Vietnam, Madagascar, and Egypt. Sri Lanka cinnamon of fine quality is a very thin smooth bark, with a light-yellowish brown colour, a highly fragrant odour, and a peculiarly sweet, warm and pleasing aromatic taste.
2006-09-03 12:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by Auntiem115 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How Does Cinnamon Grow
2016-10-04 05:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cinnamon comes from bark of an evergreen tree called cinnamonum verum.
The best cinnamon comes from Sri Lanka, but the tree is also grown commercially at Tellicherry in southern India, Java, Sumatra, the West Indies, Brazil, Vietnam, Madagascar, and Egypt.
2006-09-03 12:17:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best cinnamon comes from Sri Lanka, but the tree is also grown commercially at Tellicherry in southern India, Java, Sumatra, the West Indies, Brazil, Vietnam, Madagascar, and Egypt. Sri Lanka cinnamon of fine quality is a very thin smooth bark, with a light-yellowish brown colour, a highly fragrant odour, and a peculiarly sweet, warm and pleasing aromatic taste.
Good question. I always wanted to know what it looked like when "fresh".
2006-09-03 12:13:10 · answer #4 · answered by ICG 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum, synonym C. zeylanicum) is a small evergreen tree 10-15 m tall, belonging to the family Lauraceae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern India. The bark is widely used as a spice.
2006-09-03 12:12:58 · answer #5 · answered by David P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to things like greenhouses, cinnamon can grow pretty much anywhere if a large enough one is constructed. However, cinnamon trees were originally found in some South Pacific islands, which was the only place that could support its growth.
2006-09-03 12:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by Archangeleon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Where does the cinnamon grow?
2015-08-05 20:38:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its tree bark from Sumatra
2006-09-03 12:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋