One of the more common trees from which Cinnamon is derived is the cassia.

Ground cinnamon is perhaps the most common baking spice. Cinnamon sticks are made from long pieces of bark that are rolled, pressed, and dried. Stick Cinnamon is used in pickling and for flavoring hot beverages. In Indian cooking, cinnamon is commonly used as a flavoring for sweet and savory dishes, also a as a part of curry powders, garam masala spice mixture and many other fine blends. It has a sharp, sweet taste. It is also used to spice Indian tea and flavor coffee.