Did you know that most cinnamon you buy in the United States is not cinnamon at all, but actually a spice called “Cassia”?  Often referred to as “real cinnamon” or “true cinnamon”, Ceylon cinnamon  is native to Sri Lanka. This cinnamon is lighter brown in color, papery and brittle and the bark coils into a single spiraled quill.  Ceylon cinnamon is rarely found in United States and has significantly less of the phenolic compound cinnamaldehyde, which imparts the spicy cinnamon flavor and aroma desired by American palates. Instead, this cinnamon has a more delicate and complex flavor, with citrus, floral and clove notes.  There is an Indian type of cinnamon as well known as Dalchini.  In India, where it is cultivated on the hills…