Spice Hunting: Cinnamon | Serious Eats
Jan 20, 2011· It''s not the cinnamon Americans are used to—it''s much more mellow and subtle—but it''s worth expanding our horizons for. Known as canela in Mexico, Ceylon cinnamon, or "real" cinnamon, C. verum is milder than its brash counterpart cassia. It''s far less spicy, and if sampled with expectations of cassia it may disappoint.