Cinnamon is one of the most popular spices in the world. It is used to
flavor many different foods and beverages, most notably those found in
Asian, Middle Eastern and African cuisines. In the west, most people
consider cinnamon to be a staple ingredient for baked goods.
The spice is obtained from harvesting and drying the bark of one of
several species of trees in the Cinnamomum genus, in this case
Cinnamomum Cassia. The common name of cinnamon is thought to be adapted
from cannella, a Latin word that means "tube" and is a reference to the
way the bark curls as it dries.
