Greece is famous for the production of mastiha, or mastic, a tree resin collected from mastic trees that flourish in the distinct climate of Chios. Just 1 kilogram can retail for about $350. Today, it ...

The Greek island of Chios is the only place in the world where the multipurpose mastic resin is cultivated. It's used for refining desserts, drugs and cosmetics — and nowadays also for making beer ...

Until recently, Greece’s mastiha liqueur hasn’t been as popular as other aperitifs. Thanks to new brands’ premiumization of the category and further education on its benefits, however, mastiha is ...

Walk Pyrgi’s narrow, medieval streets and you’ll see buildings, arches—even the undersides of balconies—etched with intricate, black-on-white, geometric patterns. Strings of cherry tomatoes and drying ...

For millennia now, the Island of Chios in the Greek Archipelago is famous for its MasticGum so in this video we will take a closer look at how the valuable resin is won from the MasticTree, and what ...

Mastic gum is a resin that comes from the mastic tree, which is an evergreen shrub that grows on the Greek island of Chios. Mastic gum may have health benefits, but research into its safety is limited ...

There’s fresh interest in a fabled shrub on the Aegean island of Chios. A mastic tree at night the island of Chios in Greece. Islanders use the tree’s resin as a cure-all, and pharmaceutical companies ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A love of esoteric ingredients can lead you to unusual places. Chios is a beautiful Greek island, five miles off ...

(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The Greek island of Chios is the only place in the world where the multipurpose mastic resin is cultivated. It's used for refining desserts, drugs and cosmetics — and ...