Mastic (mastiha resin)
The natural resin of the pistachio tree from Chios in the form of yellowish 'tears', with a fresh pine-cedar aroma, pounded with sugar and added to ice cream, Turkish delight and baking.
Mastic (mastiha resin) is the natural resin of the pistachio tree from the island of Chios in the form of small clear yellowish 'tears', with a unique fresh pine-cedar aroma with notes of liquorice and mint and a slightly bitterish resinous taste. It is pounded with sugar and added by the pinch to ice cream, Turkish delight, Greek baking, cookies, tsoureki bread, creams, mastiha liqueur and the spoon sweet 'ypovrychio'.
Recipes with this ingredient
TsourekiGreek cuisine | Baking and desserts
Greek pride, the main dish of the Easter table. Tsoureki is an airy and light pastry that is much easier to eat than the usual Easter cakes, so cook more. Recipe from the Moscow restaurant of Greek cuisine Molon Lave. The recipe shared by the brand chef of the Moscow Greek restaurant Molon Lave Stamatis Tsilias.
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