Cinnamon leaves are actually leaves of osmanthus trees. Besides being a spice, it is also a Chinese herbal medicine. Fragrant leaves can add fragrance to food and remove peculiar smell, which is an essential spice for making braised dishes.

However, the fragrant leaves are still bitter. If it is used excessively when making braised dishes, it will not only make the food bitter, but also affect its own flavor.

Distribution range of laurel

Osmanthus fragrans has been introduced and cultivated in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China. Like warm and humid climate, like light, but also more shade-tolerant, slightly cold-resistant.

Laurel trees can withstand short-term low temperature of -8℃ to -6℃. Drought resistance, fear of flooding. Suitable for fertile and moist sandy loam with deep soil layer and good drainage. Salt and alkali tolerance, strong germination and pruning resistance.