Question: This plant is a volunteer in my garden. Could you please identify? Answer: The plant in the photo appears to be a young mastic tree or evergreen pistacia. Pistacia lentiscus is a ...

Greece is famous for the production of mastiha, or mastic, a tree resin collected from mastic trees that flourish in the distinct climate of Chios. Just 1 kilogram can retail for about $350. Today, it ...

CHIOS, Greece – In response to Greece's financial crisis, villagers on the eastern island of Chios carried on with what their ancestors had been profitably doing for centuries: patiently carving lines ...

Mastiha, pronounced mas-ti-ka, is a Greek liquor seasoned with mastic resin from the island of Chios. You’ve probably never heard of Mastiha; few have unless you have Greek ethnicity. Historically, it ...

Crumbly cubes of feta cheese and thick yogurt may be what first come to mind when thinking about Greece's culinary exports. But with craft cocktails as pervasive as ever, Mastiha is also slowly ...