One of the most common trees from which cinnamon comes is Cassia.Ground cinnamon is probably the most common baking spice. Cinnamon sticks are made from long, rolled, pressed and dried bark. Stick cinnamon is used in flavors of pickles and hot drinks. In Indian cuisine, cinnamon is commonly used as a sweet and tasty culinary flavor as part of curry powder, Garam masala spice mixture and many other fine blends. It has a sharp and sweet taste. It is also used in Indian tea spices and coffee flavors.