True to Oaxaca’s rich traditions, Mateo’s Ice Cream & Fruit Bars features leche quemada — smoked milk ice cream — crafted ...

It’s been used as a therapy on the Greek island of Chios for about 2,500 years. The benefits of mastic gum have been linked to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It’s used as a ...

On Chios, an intense wildfire in 2012 wiped out more than half of the island's iconic mastic - a tree resin used in cooking and pharmaceuticals - disrupting the global supply of the so-called ...

Mastic gum is a resin from a small evergreen tree or shrub (Pistacia lentiscus) found in the Mediterranean, according to 2022 research published in Nutrients. It’s been used as a therapy on the Greek ...