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In the grocery store, the jars of cinnamon in the spice section were labeled "Saigon Cinnamon". At home, my old jar from a different brand, was also labeled as such. I wondered why Saigon? Is there something special or different about cinnamon from that area?
It turns out there are several varieties of cinnamon, of which Saigon cinnamon is one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_cassia
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My little shopping cart was almost overflowing with groceries. (I prefer the small carts as they are easier to maneuver than the large ones.) Yet I was able to fit it all (except for the Gatorade packs which I don't bag) into my two large and one small reusable shopping bags. That felt like a small victory.
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Kroger has "Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Croquant" bars now, whose flavor reminds me of German hazelnut-flavored chocolates.
It turns out there are several varieties of cinnamon, of which Saigon cinnamon is one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_cassia
Chinese cassia is a close relative to Ceylon cinnamon (C. verum), Saigon cinnamon (C. loureiroi), also known as "Vietnamese cinnamon", Indonesian cinnamon (C. burmannii), also called "korintje", and Malabar cinnamon (C. citriodorum) from Malabar region in India.
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My little shopping cart was almost overflowing with groceries. (I prefer the small carts as they are easier to maneuver than the large ones.) Yet I was able to fit it all (except for the Gatorade packs which I don't bag) into my two large and one small reusable shopping bags. That felt like a small victory.
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Kroger has "Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Croquant" bars now, whose flavor reminds me of German hazelnut-flavored chocolates.