My god, this thread has really brought out the virtue-signalling Anglophile snobs en masse!
There are no "fake" cinnamons. Three different species of the genus Cinnamomum are harvested, with slightly varying qualities and market values.
It's not like when Americans buy "Mexican saffron". That is open fraud, because Mexican "saffron" is neither related genetically (it is a thistle, not a crocus), nor in taste (it is essentially a food dye).
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My god, this thread has really brought out the virtue-signalling Anglophile snobs en masse!
There are no "fake" cinnamons. Three different species of the genus Cinnamomum are harvested, with slightly varying qualities and market values.
It's not like when Americans buy "Mexican saffron". That is open fraud, because Mexican "saffron" is neither related genetically (it is a thistle, not a crocus), nor in taste (it is essentially a food dye).