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 ...

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 ...

It could offer fresh hope for millions of Alzheimer’s patients and stroke survivors HIGHLIGHTS Mastic grows in abundance on the Greek island of Chios and its resin has been reputed to have powerful ...

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 ...

In Greece one name for mastic is “tears of Chios,” a reference to both the island where the resin is produced and the shape of the dried droplets­­, formed when farmers carve incisions in mastic trees ...

Over my 54 years, I've pinned my hopes on my parents, my teachers, my romantic partners, God. I'm pinning them now on a shrub. It's called mastic, it grows in particular abundance on the Greek island ...