name: Chinese Cinnamon

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name_scientific: Cinnamomum aromaticum

description: Cinnamomum cassia, called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China, and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in southern and eastern Asia (India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam). It is one of several species of Cinnamomum that are used primarily for their aromatic bark, which is used as a spice. In the United States of America, Chinese cassia is often sold under the culinary name of "cinnamon". The buds are also used as a spice, especially in India, and were once used by the ancient Romans.

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wikipedia_id: Chinese_cinnamon

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picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:41:16.000Z

legacy_id: 53

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Spices

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:17.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:15.000Z

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ncbi_taxonomy_id: 119260

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