Mastic (plant resin) | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-10

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Mastic (plant resin)


00:00:44 1 History
00:02:27 2 Cultivation
00:03:35 2.1 Mastichochoria
00:04:41 2.2 Turkey
00:05:35 3 Uses
00:05:44 3.1 Medicinal
00:07:21 3.2 Dental hygiene
00:07:48 3.3 Culinary
00:09:31 3.4 In religion
00:10:17 3.5 Other uses
00:10:48 3.6 Imitations and substitutes
00:11:24 4 See also



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SUMMARY
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Mastic (Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). In pharmacies and nature shops, it is called "Arabic gum" (not to be confused with gum arabic) and "Yemen gum". In Greece, it is known as the "tears of Chios," being traditionally produced on that Greek island, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or droplets.
Originally a sap, mastic is sun-dried into pieces of brittle, translucent resin. When chewed, the resin softens and becomes a bright white and opaque gum. The flavor is bitter at first, but after some chewing, it releases a refreshing flavor similar to pine and cedar.