CINNI-MINI'S ARE GOOD FOR YOU???

CINNAMON IN EVERYDAY LIFE

IT WALKS AMONG US!

This Once-Priceless, Ancient And Exotic Asian Spice Has Built And Brought Down Empires
(Or that's what it says on the label.)

I had something in a "Turkish" restaurant here last year. All Middle Eastern restaurants are now "Mediterranean," "Greek," or "Turkish." They're usually Arabs, though. It's like a lot of the Moroccan and Tunisian restauarants in Paris: Many of them are Algerian, but they don't want their windows broken by some Vet. Or some younger right-wing punks.

Speaking of identity, my friends and I couldn't figure out what the spice was in the chicken, so we asked. It was a very small amount of cinnamon, and other regular chicken spices. You couldn't exactly taste the cinnamon, but it gave the chicken a great, and unusual flavour. I'd never had cinnamon cooked in anything but sweet stuff, so I was pleasantly surprised. At least, I didn't KNOW I was eating cinnamon before. Turns out it's in a lot of things. Good. It's one of my favorite flavours. Or aromas, or whatever it is.

I've found a few cinnamon recipes on the 'Net. It seems that everyone but us cooks everything with cinnamon, not just desserts. About the only US cinnamon recipes I found were "ethnic," or pork. Or both. I love a good ethnic pork joke. Ha-hah. Can't vouch for any of these recipes. Let us know if they're any good.

Thanks to Cul of Ratboy's Anvil for hepping us to this meme, whatever that is.
"Diabetes and Cinnamon"

Here's all the data currently known to Science about cinnamon, including some very tasty-looking recipes, which, of course, the scientists won't let us vouch for. Or, wait, was that the lawyers? We forget: We haven't been eating enough cinnamon.


FASCINATING CINNAMON TRIVIA!!!
(And boring health facts)


"Origin and History Of Cinnamon"

"Encyclopedia of Spices"

"More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About The Cinnamon Business, Live From Ceylon"

"Medicinal use"

"Cinnamon Lowers Blood Sugar"



CINNAMON RECIPES:


CHICKEN & DUCK:


"Lebanese Chicken With Rice, Chick Peas And Cinnamon"

"Macedonian Chicken Broiled With Lemon And Yogurt Marinade"

"Indian Curry Chicken"

"Thai Pet Op Krop (Crispy Baked Duck)"



BEEF:


"Mediterranean Beef with Cinnamon Mangoes"

"Ethiopian Siga (Beef) Wat"

"Pho Tai (Vietnamese Rare Beef & Noodle Soup)"

"Kansas City - Style Dry Rubbed Beef Ribs"



LAMB:


"Turkish Lamb Kebabs With Yogurt Dressing"

"Indonesian Gulai Kambing (Spiced Lamb)"

"Algerian Mutton Couscous"

"Afghan Lamb With Spinach"



PORK:


"Pork Tenderloin With Mustard Marinade"

"Pineapple-Cinnamon Pork"

"Pork Chops with Cinnamon-Raisin Sauce"

"Cinnamon Apple Pork Tenderloin Recipe"



FISH & SHELLFISH:


"Kalamaria Parayemista (Greek Squid)"

"Angelo Garro's (Sicilian) Cinnamon Octopus"

"Bangladesh Fish Korma"

"Bulgarian Thrace-Style Spicy Mussels"

"Filipino Shrimp Exotica"

"Veracruz-Style Crab Stew Recipe"



VEGETABLES:


"Mediterranean Eggplant"

"Persian Sabzi Polo (Herb Rice with Fava Beans)"

"North African Lentil Soup with Vegetables"

"Baked Tunisian Eggah"

"New Mexico Baked Yams with Cinnamon-Chili Butter"

"Kugel (Jewish Noodle Pudding)"




CINNAMON PRODUCTS & PREPARATIONS:

MELANGE: THE SPICE MUST FLOW!
Spicy Cinnnamon Blends: The damned stuff is mixed into EVERYthing!


"Chinese Five Spice Powder And The Five Elements Theory
Was Five-Spice Powder the First "Feel Good" Drug?"

"Asian Curries: Making Great curry"

"Make Your Own Indian Garam Masala"

"Ethiopian Berbere"

"Arabian Baharat"

"Ras El Hanout"

"Tunisian Five Spice (Gâlat Dagga)"

"French & Italian Herb And Spice Mixtures"

"Cajun Seasoning Mix"

"English Sweet Mixed Spice"

"Jamaican Jerk Seasoning"

"Basic Mexican Mole Paste"

"Adobo"

"Cincinnati Chili Powder"

"Cajun Spice Mix"

"Old Bay Seasoning"

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