Greek Chios (Xios) Mastic (Mastiha) 50 Gr Cooking Culinary Baking Confectionary

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Mastic can be available in powder form, which is the form required for cooking. You can also find mastic in small chunks/ pieces. If you get these, then simply crush them with a pestle and mortar and turn them into powder. What is the secret to a syrupy Samali (Mastic flavoured Semolina Cake)? Pulverize to a powder before using. Pounding it becomes easier with the addition of a little sugar or salt.. Store in airtight containers. Uses of Mastic Al-Said MS, Ageel AM, Parmar NS, Tariq M. Evaluation of mastic, a crude drug obtained from Pistacia lentiscus for gastric and duodenal anti-ulcer activity. J Ethnopharmacol 1986;15:271-8. View abstract. Mastic or mastiha (masticha) is a resin originating from the mastic tree in Chios island in Greece.Masticha (mastic) has a variety of uses from cooking, baking all the way to cosmetics. It started as a chewing gum with unique flavour and has ended up in many Greek desserts. Thus, you will come across various Greek desserts utilising mastiha such as Samali. Kaliora, A. C., Stathopoulou, M. G., Triantafillidis, J. K., Dedoussis, G. V., and Andrikopoulos, N. K. Chios mastic treatment of patients with active Crohn's disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2-7-2007;13(5):748-753. View abstract.

Mastic pounded with sugar and rose or orange blossom water is a popular flavouring in the Middle East, used in desserts, sweetmeats, ice cream, syrups and cordials. For most cooking puposes, mastic is pounded with a little sugar and mixed with rose or orange blossom water. Only small amounts are necessary, a quarter to half teaspoon sufficing for a dish for four people. Health Benefits of Mastic Mastic is a very unique product. It's sap that's harvested off the mastic tree - the harvest is amazing to see: the trees grow around the Mediterranean, but mastic is only harvested on the Greek island of Chios. Women (almost always) make small cuts in the bark and the sap weeps out and forms "tears" of resin. After they dry and harden, the tears are then removed from the trees. For this Greek semolina cake recipe (samali) you will need a large baking pan, approx. 38*28cm. Butter the bottom and sides of the pan and pour in the mixture. The mixture for this Greek semolina cake is a little bit tight (not liquid) so even out the surface of the samali using a wet spatula.Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference

As a Greek I love cakes soaked in syrup. And I am not alone! they are so popular that even a term was invented to describe them. It is nothing else than Syropiasta or syrupy desserts! In Greek that translates to “desserts dunked in syrup”. Mastic is a resin that is extracted from the mastic tree. It has been used in cooking for centuries, especially in Middle Eastern cuisine. Is mastic safe to eat? Melt the chocolate to a smooth, uniform mixture. This will happen when heated to 50 - 60 degrees. Heat the honey to the same temperature.

Mastic forms when the mastic tree’s sap hardens into brittle resin droplets know as “tears.” Once dried, the droplets fall to the ground and are collected. You can buy mastic either as droplets or in powder form. How Mastic (Meska Horra) is Used in Moroccan Cooking Mastic can be available in powder form, which is the form required for cooking. You can also find mastic in small chunks/ pieces. If you get these, then simply crush them with a pestle and mortar and turn them into powder. What do I need to be careful when using mastic in cooking or baking? In the Eastern Mediterranean, mastic is commonly used in brioches, ice cream, and other desserts. [10] In Syria, mastic is added to booza (Syrian ice cream), and in Turkey, mastic is widely used in desserts such as Turkish delight and dondurma, in puddings such as sütlaç, salep, tavuk göğsü, mamelika, and in soft drinks. Mastic syrup is added to Turkish coffee on the Aegean coast. In Greece, mastic is used in liqueurs such as Mastika (or Mastichato), in a spoon sweet known as a "submarine" ( Greek: υποβρύχιο, romanized: ypovríchio), in beverages, chewing gum, sweets, desserts, breads and cheese. It is also used to stabilise loukoumi and ice cream. Sardinia is one of the seven blue zones in the world, meaning the island is home to a high percentage of inhabitants making it past 100 years of age. Sterer, N., Nuas, S., Mizrahi, B., Goldenberg, C., Weiss, E. I., Domb, A., and Davidi, M. P. Oral malodor reduction by a palatal mucoadhesive tablet containing herbal formulation. J Dent. 2008;36(7):535-539. View abstract.