Mastic is a resin that comes from evergreen mastic trees that are primarily found on the North Aegean island of Chios. When it is extracted from the tree the resin hardens into a sap that has various uses throughout Greece. Most famously, Mastic is used in a liquor as a post dinner digestive. Recently, I found Mastic gum as well as Mastic flavored soda water. In fact, there is a store near Syntagma Square in downtown Athens that sells Mastic products such as chocolate, cheese, coffee, even cosmetics!
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