mastic gum
Mediterranean chewing sap
Mastic gum is a resin harvested from the mastic tree, native to the Mediterranean.
It has been chewed for centuries as a breath freshener and digestive aid, and remains popular today as a natural chewing gum.
Mastic also appears in varnishes, adhesives, and traditional cooking: The recipe calls for a pinch of mastic gum.
- resinViscous plant secretion
- chewGrind with teeth
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- treeWoody perennial plant
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
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