Where do cinnamon sticks come from?

Answer 1

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. The leaves are ovate-oblong in shape, 7-18 cm long. The flowers, which are arranged in panicles, have a greenish colour and a rather disagreeable odour. The fruit is a purple one-centimetre berry containing a single seed. Its flavour is due to an aromatic essential oil which makes up 0.5 to 1% of its composition. This oil is prepared by roughly pounding the bark, macerating it in sea-water, and then quickly distilling the whole. It is of a golden-yellow colour, with the characteristic odour of cinnamon and a very hot aromatic taste. The pungent taste and scent come from cinnamic aldehyde or cinnamaldehyde and, by the absorption of oxygen as it ages, it darkens in colour and develops resinous compounds. Chemical components of the essential oil include ethyl cinnamate, eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, beta-caryophyllene, linalool and methyl chavicol. The name cinnamon comes from Greek kinnámōmon, from Phoenician and akin to Hebrew qinnâmôn, itself ultimately from a Malaysian language, cf. Malay and Indonesian kayu manis "sweet wood".

Answer 2

"Native to the island of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, cinnamon peeling is a traditional art passed down from the ages. Grown in the southern province of the island, Cinnamon was unknown to the rest of the world until the late 14th century when the Portuguese, and then the Dutch, developed Cinnamon as an export commodity.

In the olden times, special villages were set up by the Kings for Cinnamon Peelers. The "Cinnamon Wood" was used for its sweet, aromatic scent and meat smoked with cinnamon was considered a delicacy. Today, connamon peelers are among the most respected workers in Sri Lanka.

Derived from the bushy evergreen tree, this popular, exotic spice is harvested from the tree's inner and outer layers of bark. The harvesting of cinnamon is environmentally friendly. Cinnamon plantations are protected - not destroyed. Here's how it's done.

First, cinnamon trees are pruned to shrub height of 7'. Fron these prunings, the outer bark is shaved then ground into natural cinnamon. The inner bark, known as cinnamon peel, is peeled off the stick then sun dried. The peel curls and is sold as "Cinnamon Sticks".

Answer 3

Cinnamon is the bark of a small evergreen tea. HOWEVER, most grocery stores in the USA sell cassia as cinnamon. Read the article I've linked you to in wikipedia. The dangers of cassia are just before the "USES" section.
True cinnamon sticks have many thin layers, and the cassia bark (sold as cinnamon and related to cinnamon) has one thick layer. The toxic ingredient is cumarin and it is much higher in cassia than cinnamon. In large amounts, cumarin can cause liver and kidney damage.

Answer 4

I don't know but cinnamon toast is great.

Answer 5

the bark of the cassia tree.

Answer 6

They are from a tree, I think, or maybe they floated through outerspace from Uranus. LOL

Answer 7

it's treated bark from a certain tree