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By Jason Licker
Published 2016
Vietnam is known for incredible cuisine, intense caffeine-spiked coffee and superior spices. Saigon cinnamon is one of the strongest strains in the world. It’s like cinnamon on steroids. I married it with fresh ginger, another renowned ingredient from the fertile farmlands of Southeast Asia. This recipe calls for Saigon cinnamon powder in both the chiffon cake and praline crunch, but the star of the dish is fresh Vietnamese ginger. Its job is to cut through the sweetness with a spicy ginger