SC - OT - OOP -- Cincinnati chili

[Mike C. Baker]

At 8:08 PM -0500 3/29/98, Lady Beatrix of Tanet wrote:
>>
>Many Thanks, but I have one question: What is Mastic?
>
Mastic or gum mastic is a resin used as a seasoning in Islamic cooking; you
use it in very small quantities, say 1/16 teaspoon per 1 or two pounds of
meat.  The taste suggests turpentine to us. In very small quantities it
adds an interesting tang to a dish, but it doesn't take much to make the
dish inedible.  To find it, try a Middle Easter, Iranian, or Indian grocery
store, or a specialty spice place.  It looks like little pale
yellowish/tannish blobs.

Elizabeth/Betty Cook


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