Allspice Berries – Jamaica

PURPOSE WHAT IS IT? Allspice is a highly versatile fragrant, and taste, that is used in a wide variety of applications, from savories, to sweets.   It is a staple of Caribbean cuisines. Called ‘pimento’ in Jamaica, it is a core spice in Jamaican Jerk barbecue.  Other Caribbean cuisines use it as an aromatic for rice, or curries. Heavily used in Mexican cuisine, it is a key ingredient in moles,  Middle Eastern cuisines use allspice in roasted meat dishes, stews and tomato sauces. In some Arab cuisines, allspice is the sole spice of certain dishes. it’s also a key in the sweets, and pickling, of North Hemisphere countries’ cuisines. Occasionally it is called a pepper, because allspice berries, to the early Spanish conquerors, resembled a black peppercorn seed. It is not. Most people assume that Allspice powder is a blend. It is not.   EXPERIENCE Allspice s