GR-K North Aegean
Chios mastiha tears, medium, 50 g (Masticha Chiou PDO)
Μαστίχα Χίου
Medium resin tears of Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia from the mastic villages of southern Chios, registered as Masticha Chiou PDO since 1997. Sold in the original PDO pack inside a PINAX sleeve.
Price when it opens €14.00
Being verified
Not for sale yet. The record below is public, but the supplier is not signed and documented. If we cannot prove it, we do not sell it.
Includes 13% Greek VAT.
Ships to Greece: €3.90, 1 to 3 working days. Shipping and duties
Origin record πίναξ
- Where
- Mastic villages (Mastichochoria), southern Chios, North Aegean, GR-K
- How
- Bark scraped by hand, tears dried and collected, packed under the PDO
- Protected
- Masticha Chiou PDO (EU eAmbrosia); know-how of cultivating mastic on Chios, UNESCO Representative List 2014. Check the register on ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)
- Maker
- [partner to be sourced]
- Fake test
- Look for the registered name Masticha Chiou and the PDO pack. Mastic from other lentisk sources, or blends, cannot legally carry the PDO name in the EU. Source: ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab) Field Note: The amber float test, and why not mastiha
Full record
- Material
- Resin of Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- VAT class
- 13% reduced rate (food)
- Ships to
- Ships to Greece. Open zones: Greece, European Union, US and Canada.Light and dry. Greece, EU, US and Canada, duties paid outside the EU; FDA Prior Notice for the US. No Australia at launch. UK after our UK VAT registration.
- Compliance
- Original PDO pack, no repacking. FDA Prior Notice for US orders.
- Sources
- Status
- Being verified The record is public. The sale opens once a documented supplier is signed.
- SKU
- PX-MAS-50
Illustration of the object and its place, not a photograph of a named maker.
The address
North Aegean Βόρειο Αιγαίο
The large eastern islands, including Lesvos, Samos and Chios. PINAX comes for the mastic villages, the Mastichochoria, in the south of Chios.
About this object
What it is
Fifty grams of medium mastiha tears: the dried resin of the mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia. Masticha Chiou has been an EU Protected Designation of Origin since 1997, and only resin from southern Chios may carry the name. Separately, the know-how of cultivating mastic on Chios was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014.
Where and how it is made
The trees grow in the Mastichochoria, the mastic villages of southern Chios, in the North Aegean (GR-K). Growers scrape the bark and let the resin tears dry before collection. The Chios Mastiha Growers Association, a cooperative, holds exclusive handling rights.
How to use it
Chew a tear or two as they are, or grind a small amount with sugar before adding it to baking. The pack is light, dry and shelf-stable.
What we have not verified yet
The Growers Association’s own subsidiary, Mediterra, runs the mastihashop retail chain, which sells the same size for €12.00. That makes the cooperative a rival retailer, so PINAX waits for a licensed PDO packer. Maker: [partner to be sourced]. Until that contract is signed, this item is shown as being verified and cannot be bought. The pack will never be opened or repacked.
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