Not cinnamon but mostly ginger...
First time I bought Tesco's after being using Schwartz for years since I moved to the UK and this smelled like ginger right away! Not the usual aroma, not even from the cinnamon you would get in USA, Germany, Spain, Angola, Venezuela... Some people said this is “Ceylon (true) cinnamon” however I’ve been using Ceylon and other sources, ground and sticks, and they also smell just like everyone’s use to (just like the Schwartz)... I have not tasted all the existing cinnamons however I guess no one should smell and taste like ginger with a faint hints of cinnamon. I though about some mixup during grinding but I can see this is not just a bad batch issue as there have been bad reviews for months and months! Something for Tesco to look at... how can someone get ground cinnamon so wrong?????
probably not actual cinnamon
not good flavour, indeed it does not really have the cinnamon flavour i am familiar with; it is, perhaps, some different spice. it is light greyish brown in colour and quite speckled.
Absolutely no flavour. Do not buy this product! Do
Absolutely no flavour. Do not buy this product! Doesn't remind cinnamon at all...
No flavour
Absolutely no fragrance and no flavour could have been ground up paper
Not true cinnamon
This is Cassia and not true cinnamon. This should be added to the description.
Harsh spice.
Very harsh tasting cinnamon. It is half the price of Schwartz cinnamon. Wasn’t worth buying the cheaper option as I have had to bin it.
This is not cinnamon! Very poor quality tesco disa
This is not cinnamon! Very poor quality tesco disappointed again.
Had to throw this away. Horrible smell and colour
Had to throw this away. Horrible smell and colour. Not like usual cinnamon at all. I also wont be buying anymore herbs or spices of the Tesco brand as I feel I just can't trust Tesco anymore for spices. Complete waste of money.
Ceylon cinnamon!
This is probably Ceylon (true) cinnamon. What we often find in festive food that we love is typically the Cassia type; which is more popular and sold as ground sweet cinnamon with the label stating "cassia". I did a physical comparison between the different types of cinnamon (Ceylon and Cassia) and their powder in-store and this corresponded with Ceylon cinnamon based on the appearance of the cinnamon stick itself, its description of "Woody & Fragrant" and by its colour. I have Ceylon cinnamon sticks at home and it doesn't smell like much when it's not cooked. Doesn't seem to be a misrepresentation by Tesco as stated by other reviews. The jar that I'd bought smells and tastes fine though it took some time to get used to.
This does not taste of cinnamon! Disappointed!
This does not taste of cinnamon! Disappointed!