Vietnamese Saigon Cinnamon

Description

Vietnamese Saigon Cinnamon

Vietnamese Saigon Cinnamon, or Saigon Vietnamese Cinnamon or Vietnamese Cinnamon is native to Vietnam. The oil content of  Saigon Cinnamon is very high at 5%-6% making it very intense and flavorful. The other versions, Ceylon Cinnamon, Korintje Indonesian Cinnamon, Mexican Cinnamon and Chinese Cinnamon have lower oil content and a less intense flavor. The Korintje is the mostly used cinnamon for baking, but many favor the Saigon for sprinkling, baking or anywhere they want an even bigger cinnamon flavor.

Cinnamon is used in many ways from cooking and spice blends to its use in tea and other beverages. It is also widely used with other spices to make Mulling Spices which is used to flavor Red Wine, Cider and other holiday drinks.

Use Cinnamon to spice up your puddings, vegetables, stewed fruits and chutneys. It is widely used in baking cakes, cookies and breads. You will also find it in ice cream. Various cuisines us cinnamon to flavor their meats, especially wild game.

It is an ingredient various spice blends including Chinese Five Spice Powder as well as in many Indian Curry blends. We use it in several of our curry spices including Madras Curry Powder, Maharajah Curry Powder, and Garam Masala. It is also a key ingredient in our Apple Pie Spice and Pumpkin Pie Spice.

We also carry Ceylon Cinnamon and Indonesian Korintje Cinnamon as well as Cinnamon Sticks.

Contains: Vietnamese Saigon Cinnamon