What is Cinnamon? This is considered a cinnamon powder with the role of aromatic flavor with a strong and spicy flavor. Cinnamon powder used to do, where to buy cinnamon powder, cinnamon powder usage and how we find out in the article below.
Cinnamon is one of the four precious medicines used in traditional medicine, Vietnam is one of the countries with the export of hundreds of tons of cinnamon every year. Cinnamon is a tall, tall tree with a height of about 10 - 20m, often truncated near the base of the tree to ram branches and extract branches. Normally 5 years can be harvested cinnamon, but cinnamon bark should be left after 20 -30 years is best.
Cinnamon bark is usually peeled around April, May, September and October. After peeling cinnamon bark is cleaned, soaked in water for 1 day and then put into a bamboo basket. Carry out the composting of cinnamon bark with banana leaves for 3 - 7 days, then take out a cool place, then dry and grind into powder.
Cinnamon leaves and bark are often used to make cinnamon essential oil, spiked cinnamon sticks to inject cinnamon, small branches are cinnamon, cinnamon bark is cinnamon, leaving the outer shell to take the inner core called cinnamon. Cinnamon powder has many good uses for health, the application of cinnamon powder in life is quite rich. Another name for cinnamon powder is cinnamon. Let's learn about what cinnamon is with Takyfood and apply cinnamon in food processing and baking, the application of cinnamon powder in medicine and beauty.
What is Cinnamon?
Cinnamon with its full scientific name is Cinnamomum loureirii Nees, actually cinnamon powder. Cinnamon powder is made from cinnamon tree or cinnamon stick in traditional medicine, used as raw material to marinate or mix to create flavor for dishes.
Cinnamon is considered a precious aroma of the quarter (Image: Internet)
Cinamon is considered a precious aroma with a strong aroma and spicy taste, cinnamon belongs to the fourth quarter: ginseng - velvet - cinnamon - filler, camphor family (Lauraceae). Cinnamon powder has many applications in food processing and baking, to pharmaceutical applications and in beauty technology.
Cinnamon is derived from?
Cinnamon is usually produced from cinnamon bark, a tree that is suitable in regions with tropical humid climate, heavy rain, lots of sunshine. Therefore, in Vietnam, there are many areas where cinnamon grows naturally, cinnamon can grow best in hilly areas with gentle slope, thick soil layer, moist, humus but good drainage.
Cinnamon (cinnamon powder) is produced from cinnamon bark (Photo: Internet)
Cinnamon is obtained by peeling cinnamon bark when the tree has been planted for at least one year, usually taken during the rainy season. It is common for cinnamon trees to be cut near the base to allow the branches to grow in order to obtain more bark. After peeling bark will be left in a cool place after about 2 days will ferment and be used. Once the tree has peeled, a new bark will appear and it may be peeled next year.
How to make cinnamon powder
Preparation of cinnamon bark has done the preliminary stage of cleaning and drying, with large pieces of cinnamon bark, it is recommended to trim the outer horn with a razor to make smooth cinnamon when grinded. Then put the cinnamon bark into the blender, use a sieve to filter through ground cinnamon to get a smooth powder. Store in a glass jar, in a cool place, cinnamon powder can be used for a long time.
What is Cinnamon used for?
Cinnamon powder has long been a very precious spice and flavoring in food processing and baking, and in medicine and beauty.
Cinnamon powder is used to marinate meat, shrimp, fish ... before baking to enhance and reduce the fishy smell (Image: Internet)
For cuisine: Cinnamon is used as a raw material for marinating or blending to create flavors for dishes. Grilled dishes such as meat, fish, shrimp ... are often seasoned with cinnamon powder to reduce the fishy smell of food. Not only that, cinnamon powder also has the ability to enhance the flavor of the dish, stimulate the taste and make the dish more attractive.
Cinnamon is used in a variety of pastries. Delicious cinnamon grape bread (Photo: Internet)
For baking: Cinnamon powder also has uses in making cakes, cakes with cocoa, caramel ... cakes are also extremely suitable for the presence of cinnamon powder to create unique flavors. In addition to cakes, people also use cinnamon powder to create flavor for other drinks. This is also quite good for health, especially in the cold season, cinnamon powder can help the body warm and healthier.
Cinnamon is used in medicine as a valuable medicinal ingredient in many remedies (Image: Internet)
For medicine: It is not enough to talk about the use of cinnamon powder in food processing and baking but not to mention its application in medicine. Because cinnamon is a highly valuable medicine for treating diseases, many common diseases are cured or relieved with the cinnamon powder ingredient in the remedy. In Eastern Medicine, there are many remedies using cinnamon powder such as: nocturia, bedwetting, aches, pains, abdominal pain, joints ... cinnamon powder also works to reduce other symptoms such as: lowering cholesterol, reducing amount blood sugar, treat diabetes, cardiovascular system, prevent tooth decay or reduce infectious diseases ...
Honey cinnamon tea can help you lose weight very well (Image: Internet)
For beauty: Cinnamon powder can be used to beautify the skin if combined with some other ingredients such as honey, olive oil or lemon juice. Cinnamon powder has the effect of smoothing black heads, treating acne, cleansing the skin, helping to lose weight, improve physique ...
With such wonderful uses, cinnamon has become a valuable aroma and medicine in our lives. You can add to the menu in the dishes every day or use to make cakes without having to worry anymore.
These dishes and cakes use cinnamon powder
Cinnamon powder in addition to its spicy flavor is also good for health, it also helps create flavors for dishes and cakes, we can use cinnamon powder to make extremely simple and delicious cakes such as: Cake cinnamon butter flour, cinnamon bread, cinnamon pancake, cinnamon scones, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon biscuits ... with fairly simple recipes.
Delicious soft waffles rolled for cold days (Image: Internet)
With drinks: can add cinnamon powder to drinks such as cinnamon bark juice, add coffee to increase flavor, detox cinnamon tea - honey, add oatmeal porridge, add Smoothies ...
Cinnamon powder is also used to prepare delicious and attractive dishes such as grilled shrimp with cinnamon powder, braised pork ribs with cinnamon flavor, pork stew with cinnamon egg, braised pork with aniseed cinnamon, grilled beef with aniseed, pan-fried fish with cinnamon sauce anise, cinnamon… seafood barbecue dishes, barbecue.
Where to buy cinnamon powder? How much?
Buy cinnamon powder from a store or pharmacy (Photo: Internet)
You can find cinnamon powder at bakeries, supermarkets, grocery stores or in traditional pharmacies. Whole cinnamon powder or cinnamon has the same effect.
Normally cinnamon powder is sold at a price of about 220,000 VND / 1 kg.
How many types of cinnamon powder?
Due to the nature and living conditions of cinnamon, cinnamon is often grown scatteredly in different regions. In Vietnam, you can see the 3 most common types of cinnamon:
Cinnamon stick: Commonly grown in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai. Cinnamon has the oldest seniority from 30-50 years old grown in Thuong Xuan (Thanh Hoa), Quy Chau (Nghe An), Tra My (Quang Nam). Cinnamon stick is considered to be an important ingredient contributing to the flavor of the broth of the Pho, along with other spices such as grilled onions, baked ginger, cloves, anise and cardamom, etc.
Although cinnamon is grown in many different areas, but the same uses (Image: Internet)
Que Quang: Most grown in Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Quang Nam, Quang Ninh, Quang Ngai, Da Nang and Thua Thien Hue. This is considered the type of cinnamon used for export, also known as Chinese cinnamon.
Cinnamon Build-lan (Xrilanca): Planted in places like Bai Thuong (Thanh Hoa), Co Ba (Nghe An) or in the southern central provinces such as Ba Ria, Tay Ninh.
Depending on the region and each type of cinnamon they have unique characteristics, but the use of cinnamon is similar.
With the uses that cinnamon powder brings in our lives, the applications of cinnamon powder in food processing and making cakes, medical and beauty applications are sufficient to prove it is a flavoring and precious medicinal herbs. Hopefully, with the above information, you will better understand what cinnamon is and how to apply cinnamon in baking.
