TRUE CEYLON CINNAMON · කුරුඳු
The Only Cinnamon That Earns the Name.
Cinnamomum zeylanicum, hand-peeled along Sri Lanka’s southern coast — delicate, sweet, and naturally low in coumarin.
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Our Philosophy & Terroir
"Sun-dried on the island’s own soil and stone-ground slowly, so every gram reaches your kitchen carrying the aroma it had at harvest."
Long before it was Sri Lanka, or even Ceylon, Arab traders called this island Serendib and crossed the Indian Ocean for its spices. Yuwe Serendib works directly with smallholder farming families across the island’s spice belt — from the cinnamon lands of the southern coast to the gardens of Matale.
The Spice Journal
Read all stories (4) Sri Lanka’s Spice Heritage
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The True Cinnamon: Sri Lanka's Ancient Spice That Shaped World History
Only the inner bark of Cinnamomum verum, grown along Sri Lanka's southwestern coast, earns the name "true cinnamon" — and empires were built and broken over it.
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Ceylon Black Pepper: The Spice That Built Empires
Rent, dowries and taxes were once paid in peppercorns. Sri Lanka sat at the centre of the maritime routes that carried them west for over a thousand years.