Mastiha Cuisine: More than 60 Recipes for the Mediterranean's Most Seductive Spice

Bilingual (greek-english) edition. Soft cover, 28x24 cm, 146 pp., ill. weight 850 gr. // Mastiha, the spice that is drawn from the aromatic resin of a tree in the Pistacia lentiscus family, is largely undiscovered throughout most of the Mediterranean, outside of Greece and the eastern shores of the Aegean. But it is one of the most ancient spices in the world, known since antiquity not only for its intoxicating aroma but also for its therapeutic values. From a cook's perspective, Mastiha is surprisingly versatile, but It must be used with care. It marries well with an enor­mous range of flavors, from citrus - lemons, oranges, grape­fruits, and more - to dark, even milk chocolate. It's great with white wine sauces and cream sauces alike, and yet it lends the most intriguing undertones to tomato-based sauces, too.