Cinnamon and vanilla are some of the most popular "sweet" oriental spices. However, due to their useful properties, their application is much wider than it might seem at first glance.
Instructions
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In cooking
The first thing we associate with spices like cinnamon and vanilla is, of course, cooking. Vanilla or its cheaper synthetic substitute vanillin is added to baked goods to give the dough a special flavor. It can also be added to drinks - tea, coffee, jelly. In the east, where, in fact, this spice grows, even semolina is cooked with vanilla. Cinnamon is also added to baked goods, but, unlike vanilla, it is closer to the readiness of the dish. Warming mulled wine is not brewed without cinnamon. It conveys its mysterious woody, incomparable aroma to coffee and teas. Cinnamon is added to marinades for chicken and lamb, it makes the meat more tender.
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In perfumery.
Cinnamon and vanilla are recognized as some of the strongest aromatic aphrodisiacs. Cinnamon is added to perfume if you want to indicate notes of the east, and vanilla gives the overall smell an innocence. They say that men go crazy when they hear notes of vanilla in a woman's scent, which is why lately there are more and more perfumes in which there are no additional components, except for the pods of this expensive spice.
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At home
You can also use these spices at home for flavoring. These scents make the home more comfortable. In addition, adding a few drops of vanilla essential oil to the aroma lamp can calm not only you, but also naughty children. And cinnamon essential oil applied in this way will help relieve headaches and help concentrate.
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In medicine
Cinnamon and vanilla, like many other spices, are natural antiseptics. A decoction of vanilla helps to restore a hoarse voice, cope with disorders of the nervous system, it is easier for women to survive menstruation and its attendant condition. Constant washing with such a decoction helps to cope with inflammation on the face and makes the skin more elastic. Cinnamon is used to reduce weight. The recipe is simple: pour boiling water over a couple of cinnamon sticks and allow to cool. Mix the resulting liquid with a tablespoon of honey, and drink on an empty stomach in the morning and before bedtime. This drink removes excess salt and toxins from the body, helps to improve the functioning of the digestive system. Soon, even the most obese people lose weight.
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Outdoors
When going outdoors, don't forget about cinnamon and vanilla. Vanilla, diluted in warm water, must be sprinkled on the body and clothing to scare away annoying midges. Cinnamon is a powerful detoxifier. It relieves inflammation and even neutralizes the poisons of many insects and some species of snakes.
