mastic – part 2

17, June

Well, following Charles Perry’s brilliant post about the use of mastic in savoury cooking, we had a discussion about where mastic was produced. I initially thought it came from other places than Chios. However, Magda corrected me and told me that the Pistacia lentiscus in the southern part of Chios were the only trees that produced mastic. So, you can imagine my surprise when I saw this packet of Turkish mastic at my favourite Lebanese shop in London, Zen.

When I turned the packet over to see where the mastic was from, it said product of Turkey. I am puzzled and I wonder if any of you can shed light on this.

mastic - turkish copy

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mastic – part 2

17, June

Well, following Charles Perry’s brilliant post about the use of mastic in savoury cooking, we had a discussion about where mastic was produced. I initially thought it came from other places than Chios. However, Magda corrected me and told me that the Pistacia lentiscus in the southern part of Chios were the only trees that produced mastic. So, you can imagine my surprise when I saw this packet of Turkish mastic at my favourite Lebanese shop in London, Zen.

When I turned the packet over to see where the mastic was from, it said product of Turkey. I am puzzled and I wonder if any of you can shed light on this.

mastic - turkish copy

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mastic – part 2

17, June

Well, following Charles Perry’s brilliant post about the use of mastic in savoury cooking, we had a discussion about where mastic was produced. I initially thought it came from other places than Chios. However, Magda corrected me and told me that the Pistacia lentiscus in the southern part of Chios were the only trees that produced mastic. So, you can imagine my surprise when I saw this packet of Turkish mastic at my favourite Lebanese shop in London, Zen.

When I turned the packet over to see where the mastic was from, it said product of Turkey. I am puzzled and I wonder if any of you can shed light on this.

mastic - turkish copy

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