Kanela - Cinnamon

Κομμάτι και αλεσμένη κανέλα. <br/> Πηγή:http://www.foodpyramid.com/healthy-eating/health-benefits-of-cinnamon-3752/

Κομμάτι και αλεσμένη κανέλα. Πηγή:http://www.foodpyramid.com/healthy-eating/health-benefits-of-cinnamon-3752/

Κομμάτι και αλεσμένη κανέλα. <br/> Πηγή:http://www.foodpyramid.com/healthy-eating/health-benefits-of-cinnamon-3752/

Cinnamon.

Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Κανέλα.. Kanéla.
Greek name - description

Κανέλα.

Language remarks

The word "kanela" is of Latin origin (canella), while the ancient Greek name of the plant was kinnámomon, from which the English word cinnamon is derived.(web source: el.wikipedia.org/ wiki/)

Time period
19th - 20th c.
Supplementary Information

The midwife used to rub the new mother with various aromatic substances. One of them was cinnamon which she would mix with ginger and mastic. In other villages, cinnamon and cloves were pounded for rubs (Protopapa K, 2009, p. 233).

Bibliography

Protopapa K. (2009) ’Εθιμα της γέννησης στην παραδοσιακή κοινωνία της Κύπρου, Cyprus Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, p.233

Researcher/Recorder

Demetra Zannetou, Stalo Lazarou