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Chios Mastic

Chios Mastic

The tear of the splinter, who made it for centuries Chios Famous all over the world, it continues to give life to its place, creating new products, uses and applications. H Chios Mastic is the natural resin that comes out of the trunk and branches of the spruce and appears like a tear on the etched points of the tree. This viscous, sticky liquid solidifies after 15-20 days in irregular crystalline shapes. Its original taste is rather bitter, but it leaves quickly, leaving a special aroma, which gives it uniqueness.

Η Chios Mastic It has been recognized since ancient times for its unique aroma and its healing properties. It is recorded as the first natural chewing gum in the world, who chewed it since antiquity to clean teeth and freshen the breath. He participated as an active ingredient in a number of prescriptions and medicines (for the treatment of ulcers from the time of Dioscorides).

The mastic tree ή rope is an evergreen shrub about 3 meters tall, which grows slowly, to take its final form after 40-50 years. The production of mastic is possible after the fifth year of its planting. Shrubs or trees of this family are the main element of the vegetation of the Mediterranean countries, but only in Chios, and especially in the southern part of the island and in particular to Mastic villages, he thrives chewing gum, whose exploitation is still the main source of income for the inhabitants of the area.

In the Greek tradition, mastic was used many times. First in its creation Agios Myros, which includes large doses of mastic, but also in breads of the church, where they often add it for the perfume. The submarine is the pre-eminent sweet where mastic has put its stamp, while musk buns and ice cream cream.

Mastic production from 24 Mastic villages is the third largest source of income in Chios, after shipping and the undisclosed resources of the Greek community. Mastic is also the raw material for various handicrafts. Seven distilleries produce the mastic liqueur, whose income is higher than that of the local ouzo that the distilleries themselves produced and produce! There are also five or six units on the island that produce spoon sweets, and all of them have 1-5 product codes with mastic: from Turkish delights to "submarine with mastic" and pastel.

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