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In this video, we look at the mysterious historical origins of one of the world's favorite spices: Cinnamon.
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
Heavy Heart
Dhaka
Teller of The Tales
Majestic Hills
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Summer Symphony Ball
Desert Caravan
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Works Cited
[1] Suriyagoda, Lalith et al. (2021). “Ceylon cinnamon”: Much more than just a spice. Plants, People, Planet. 3. 10.1002/ppp3.10192.
[2] Yule, Henry. "Cathay and the Way Thither." Cambridge University Press, 2010.
[3] Pliny the Elder. The Natural History. Translated by John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., and H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A., Taylor and Francis, 1855. Accessed through the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University,
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plin.+Nat.+toc
[4] Leech, Joe. "Ceylon vs. Cassia — Not All Cinnamon Is Created Equal." Healthline.
healthline.com/nutrition/ceylon-vs-cassia-cinnamon
[5] Fessenden, Marris. "Here’s How Cinnamon is Harvested in Indonesia." Smithsonian Magazine, April 22, 2015. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-cinnamon-harvested-valley-indonesia-180955063
[6] "Cinnamon." Wikpedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon
[7] Myspicer. "The History of Cinnamon."
myspicer.com/history-of-cinnamon
[8] Business Insider. "Why Ceylon Cinnamon is So Expensive." YouTube, Mar 13, 2021.
youtu.be/mn6650M3M-U
[9] Bocco, Diana. "How Cinnamon Works." HowStuffWorks.
science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/cinnamon1.htm
[10] Stevenson, Emily. "Cinnamon." Eighteenth-Century Literature, University of Warwick.
eighteenthcenturylit.pbworks.com/w/page/102111298/Cinnamon
[11] "Cinnamon." National Center For Complementary and Integrative Health.
[12] Ancientfoods. "Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel." Ancient Foods, Wordpress, 21 Aug. 2013.
[13] Ancientfoods. "Plants and Herbs in Ancient Egypt." Ancient Foods, Wordpress, 16 Dec. 2013
ancientfoods.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/plants-and-herbs-in-ancient-egypt
[14] Rosengarten, Frederic. "The Book of Spices." Livingston Pub. Co, 1969
In this video, we look at the mysterious historical origins of one of the world's favorite spices: Cinnamon.
Find us here too!
Patreon: Patreon.com/Fireoflearning
Lucinox – Our Science Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCM2dfLR3BR0CHuePEDtxAZw
Instagram: @Fire_of_Learning
The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Download available at incompetech.com
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
Heavy Heart
Dhaka
Teller of The Tales
Majestic Hills
These songs provided by the YouTube audio library
Summer Symphony Ball
Desert Caravan
Picture Attributions can be viewed by everyone here: patreon.com/posts/history-of-56599388
Works Cited
[1] Suriyagoda, Lalith et al. (2021). “Ceylon cinnamon”: Much more than just a spice. Plants, People, Planet. 3. 10.1002/ppp3.10192.
[2] Yule, Henry. "Cathay and the Way Thither." Cambridge University Press, 2010.
[3] Pliny the Elder. The Natural History. Translated by John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., and H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A., Taylor and Francis, 1855. Accessed through the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University,
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plin.+Nat.+toc
[4] Leech, Joe. "Ceylon vs. Cassia — Not All Cinnamon Is Created Equal." Healthline.
healthline.com/nutrition/ceylon-vs-cassia-cinnamon
[5] Fessenden, Marris. "Here’s How Cinnamon is Harvested in Indonesia." Smithsonian Magazine, April 22, 2015. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-cinnamon-harvested-valley-indonesia-180955063
[6] "Cinnamon." Wikpedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon
[7] Myspicer. "The History of Cinnamon."
myspicer.com/history-of-cinnamon
[8] Business Insider. "Why Ceylon Cinnamon is So Expensive." YouTube, Mar 13, 2021.
youtu.be/mn6650M3M-U
[9] Bocco, Diana. "How Cinnamon Works." HowStuffWorks.
science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/cinnamon1.htm
[10] Stevenson, Emily. "Cinnamon." Eighteenth-Century Literature, University of Warwick.
eighteenthcenturylit.pbworks.com/w/page/102111298/Cinnamon
[11] "Cinnamon." National Center For Complementary and Integrative Health.
[12] Ancientfoods. "Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel." Ancient Foods, Wordpress, 21 Aug. 2013.
[13] Ancientfoods. "Plants and Herbs in Ancient Egypt." Ancient Foods, Wordpress, 16 Dec. 2013
ancientfoods.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/plants-and-herbs-in-ancient-egypt
[14] Rosengarten, Frederic. "The Book of Spices." Livingston Pub. Co, 1969
