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Friday, January 8, 2016

Chios mastic, the amber of Greece (Chios mastic, Pistacia lentiscus var. chia)

mastic tree of Chios island, Greece
Chios mastic is an aromatic natural resin which is secreted from the lentisk plant (Pistacia lentiscus), widely known as mastic tree and it grows throughout the Mediterranean but only in Chios of Greece deigns to offer its divinely fragrant mastic tears.
Chios mastic is recognised for its intoxicated aroma and for its medicinal properties.