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Cassia
Published 2019
Cassia (darseen), also known as Chinese cinnamon (in medieval Arabic sources, dar Seeni ‘tree of China’), is often confused with qarfa (Ceylon cinnamon), which is true cinnamon, lighter in color and finer in texture than cassia. Cassia, therefore, is more suited for savory dishes. In today’s Iraq, Chinese and Ceylon cinnamon are both called darseen.
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