Cinnamomum verum

Cinnamon

Baked apple, pale wood, afternoon tea.

Where it comes from. Ceylon, not cassia. True cinnamon is thin, fragile, sweet without burning.

The mistake everyone makes. Treating it like a curry powder. In Italy it belongs in sweets, mulled wine, a pork roast.

An unexpected Italian use. In pastiera, in ciambellone, in pork cooked in milk, in pear compote.

The recipe. Pork in milk, one cinnamon quill, sage, garlic. Reduce the sauce to velvet.

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