What's the difference between "Ceylon cinnamon" (normal cinnamon) and "Cassia?"?

Question

(Can you taste a difference? Or is it just a difference in texture?)

Answer 1

Cinnamon and Cassia are two different type of plants . However, now a days they are used interchangeably. In United States most of the ground cinnamon in reality is ground Cassia. In ground form, Cassia has a more robust flavor than Cinnamon.
Cinnamomum eylanicum: Cinnamon. In Hindi, it is called "Dalchini".
Native to Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Cinnamomum aromaticum: Cassia. In Hindi it is called "Jungli Dalchini". Native to Burma.
Cinnamon and cassia both come from the bark of a plant in the laurel family. The Cinnamon is brown color; while Cassia is Reddish brown. Cinnamon is primarily use to make curries, Garam Masala, sweets, Garam Chai.

Answer 2

Cassia is a close relative of cinnamon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigon_Cinnamon

There is a difference in texture and taste but these types of spices are closely related and do taste similar to the untrained palate.

Answer 3

I believe it is just another way of saying it and that either way, using "die" or "sie" would work and that "die" can be used for "sie" in certain circumstances when it means "she". (And by the way, I'm far from an expert in German and I don't know if that's right, but I have been studying German for 5 years and it seems like that is why.)