Allspice = pimento bush berries = Jamaican pepper. Tastes like cinnamon plus nutmeg plus cloves. Its mostly sold pre-ground here.
Mixed spice is great in baking - fills the house with a wonderful aroma. Good with baked apples too
Cassia is the bark of the Chinese Cinnamon tree. Different from regular cinnamon, which is native to Ceylon. Its not got such a "cinnamon" flavour. It's a cheaper ingredient sometimes used to bulk out real cinnamon.
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