Cassia - Cassia (English spelling)

Japanese: カシア - かしあ(英語表記)cassia
Cassia - Cassia (English spelling)

An evergreen tall tree of the Lauraceae family (APG classification: Lauraceae). Native to southern China and Indochina. It is about 12 meters tall, with glossy leaves with three prominent veins. Small yellow-white flowers grow in clusters on the twigs, and small fruits grow in summer. Compared to the closely related cinnamon, the fruits are smaller, and the perianth may remain attached even after flowering. The fruits are also smaller than the closely related cinnamon, but the tree is slightly taller. Cassia is also known as Tonkin cinnamon, and in Japan it is used as a substitute for cinnamon (Ceylon cinnamon), and is commonly sold as cinnamon or cinnamon.

[Hoshikawa Kiyochika August 21, 2018]

Food

Cinnamon is made by fermenting the outer bark and drying it without removing it, and is known as cinnamon or nikki, and is used for flavoring. It has a unique flavor that combines a refreshing cool feeling with a sweet fragrance and a pungent sweetness. Its components are cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, linalool, etc. It is also used for medicinal purposes. It contains about twice as much of its main component, cinnamaldehyde, as cinnamon, so it has a strong fragrance. It is an indispensable spice for Kyoto's famous Yatsuhashi, as well as cakes, doughnuts, puddings, apple pies, and more. It is also widely used in spicy dishes, and is one of the important flavors in curry dishes.

[Hiroshi Saito August 21, 2018]

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Cassia bark
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Cassia bark


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

クスノキ科(APG分類:クスノキ科)の常緑高木。中国南部、インドシナ原産。高さ約12メートル、葉は表面に光沢があり3本の葉脈が目だつ。小さい黄白色の花が小枝に群がってつき、夏小粒の果実が実る。近縁のシナモンに比べると果実が小粒で、花期後も花被(かひ)が付着していることがあるのが特徴である。また同じく近縁のニッケイよりも果実が小さいが樹高はやや高い。カシアは別名トンキンニッケイといい、日本ではこれがシナモン(セイロンニッケイ)の代用品とされ、一般に肉桂(にっけい)、シナモンと称されて売られている。

[星川清親 2018年8月21日]

食品

樹皮の外側を発酵させ、取り除かずに乾燥したものを別名肉桂、ニッキともよび、香味づけに使われる。さわやかな清涼感と甘味な香りに刺激性の甘味が溶け合った独得の風味を有する。成分は桂皮アルデヒド、オイゲノール、リナロールなどである。薬用にもされる。主成分の桂皮アルデヒドの含有量はシナモンの倍ぐらいあるので香りも強い。京都名物の八ツ橋や、ケーキ、ドーナツ、プディング、アップルパイなどには欠かせない香辛料である。また辛い料理にも広く使われ、カレー料理のたいせつな香味の一つでもある。

[齋藤 浩 2018年8月21日]

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カシアの樹皮
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カシアの樹皮


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