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[ucfvgirl]

I am currently living in Anyang. Before I go running around looking for cinnamon sticks, I thought I would ask here first. Where can I buy them? I am assuming in Itaewon, but is there anything closer to Anyang? Any thoughts/help/advice would be great.

[nick70100]

I don't know about Itaewon or Anyang, but you can often find cinnamon sticks in markets/shops that sell herbal medicines and stuff like that.

If you don't mind waiting a few days for delivery, ordering online is also an easy way to go.

http://www.11st.co.kr/product/SellerProductDetail.tmall?method=getSellerProductDetail&xfrom=search^prd&prdNo=95366965

[ucfvgirl]

I will get my Korean coteacher to help me order some when school goes back in on Monday. Thank you so much. I am a diabetic and I have recently read that drinking cinnamon tea can help lower blood sugar levels. So I thought I would give it a try. I appreciate your help. Happy New Year.

[le-paul]

agree - i bought raw cinnamon bark from herb medicine shops. Its very cheap (5kg - 5,000). I use it to make tea.

[AsiaESLbound]

Traditional markets sell these bark sticks that smell like cinnamon, but it's a temperate climate version called, "cassia," which isn't real cinnamon from the tropics, but is what called cinnamon when you buy it back home.