Choose cinnamon: high-quality cinnamon, grayish brown in appearance and red in lining. When chewing, it is best to have sweetness first and then spicy taste.
Cinnamon is one of the earliest spices used by human beings. It is mentioned in the historical records of BC, and cinnamon is also mentioned in the Western Bible and ancient Egyptian literature. Before the Qin Dynasty, China had used cinnamon as a condiment for meat, which was as famous as ginger. Cinnamomum cassia is called "Yinxiang" in Guangdong, belonging to Cinnamomum genus of Lauraceae. China, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other provinces have production. Cinnamon oil can be used as aromatic condiment, extracted as an important spice in food industry and used as medicine. Cinnamon bark, also known as cinnamon, cinnamon or cinnamon, is one of the earliest spices used by human beings.