The Uses of Canela

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Canela means cinnamon in Portuguese and Spanish. It is often referred to as Mexican Cinnamon.

Canela is a town situated in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Both Canela and it's close neighbor Gramado are important tourist resorts and draw many visitors each year.

Ecotourism is extremely popular in this area as are activities like hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding and river rafting.

The most popular tourist attraction in Canela is the well known Parque do Caracoland the Cataract or Cascata do Parque do Caracol (Snail Falls Park).

Like its sister town Gramado, Canela has many tourists visit during the Christmas holidays and the town council decorate Canela with lights and other festive decorations.

Canela is part of the Rota Romântica or Romantic Route, a touristic scenic bypass.

Cooking with Canela

Although Canela is used for cooking, the type offered at Schusters of Texas is for decorative purposes only.

Canela cinnamon used in Mexican cooking is a softer loose-bark type that is grown in Ceylon, unlike the more commonly found hard-stick cinnamon.

Canela can be easily ground in a molcajete or other mortar and pestle.

Canela is a often an ingredient in Mexican Chocolate which is used for beverages and baking. The cold beverages aguas frescas often use canela. It's also used in soups, stews and recipes such as Mole Poblano.

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