The Serumpun Codex · Aromatics and spices
Bario cinnamon
A warm, sweet bark from the Bario highlands.
The entry
- Name
- Bario cinnamon
- Scientific name
- A wild Cinnamomum; the species is not yet identified
- What it is
- A warm, sweet bark from the Bario highlands.
- Knowledge from
- Bario farmers; harvested through the Bario Agro Biodiversity Hub.
- How it is used
- Bark from wild trees, made into teas and infusions for the tired and the weak.
- In the French Borneo kitchen
- In the Gula Apong glaze for the chicken, Course II, Forest, at Osaka.
- Codex Alimentarius
- No Codex standard
- Medicinal knowledge
- Held privately by the community
- Consent
- Given, recorded by CHASS, 30 October 2026
Still to be confirmed: other names, who shared it with Serumpun, season and place and conservation status.
Sources
Added to the Codex on 1 November 2026. Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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How to cite this entry
Serumpun Sarawak (2026) ‘Bario cinnamon’, The Serumpun Codex, ed. James Won. Available at: https://www.chefjameswon.com/serumpun/codex/bario-cinnamon/ (sources checked 30 October 2026).
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