So...where does one find Ceylon (real) cinnamon sticks?

Funny enough, she said trying to find cinnamon in Sri Lanka is like trying to find an elephant

in Tennessee. She had to get a friend who was going to a plant to get some for her. Tea is everywhere, but for some odd reason the cinnamon capitol of the world doesn't sell it prolifically for tourists. Go figure. I'll just have to try Penzys. I've been avoiding it like the plague cause I know it's going to mean $$$

 
LOL! We drove all of Sri Lanka and went to one place where a

family was harvesting the bark. Fun to watch but I never looked in Colombo. You'd think they would have it for sale for tourists though. I was just being a smarty pants anyway...smileys/wink.gif

 
cheezz, you are in los angeles, right? (more)

I would advise looking in some ethnic markets, like mexican markets, and check out the small cellophane packaged spices. I swear I have found those ceylon cinnamon sticks in those little packs (cheap), the thin, more papery cinnamon sticks.

The papery type *is* ceylon, isn't it--at least this is what I though I found out on the web. . .

 
Yes, I'm in L.A. I will certainly check my Mexican market..forgot about that!!

Yes, the Ceylon is true cinnamon bard, thin, light colored and random size pieces. The cassia cinnamon is darker, thick and very uniform shape. The taste is also much milder than the Ceylon and has high coumarin content. This explains better than I can:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=newtip&dbid=31

 
I almost wrote Sri Lanka too. I brought back the most wonderful spices from there a few years ago -

but, of course, I don't have Penzys.

 
I have seen both types in middle eastern and indian markets . . .

My local middle eastern market ofttimes carries both--spices from Sadaf (middle east) and for the local hispanic clientel (Mexico/middle Americas).

 
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