What is allspice?
Ever wonder what makes up the allspice? It sounded like it's a mixture of all different kinds of spices doesn't it? At least that's what it seems to me. However, in truth, the real thing is only made up of one thing: the dried pepper of a Jamaican pepper tree known as pimento (not to be confused with pimiento chillies). The flavor of the dried berries smells like a combination of cinnamon, clove, ginger, and nutmeg, hence the name allspice. Some store-bought allspice are made up of a combination of the spices mentioned above and not the real bean, but they mimic pretty closely. So you can look for a substitute if you need to :)
Have a good Sunday and a great start to the week ahead!!
More resources on allspice:
Encyclopedia of spices on The Epicenter
Ha - I didn't know that! :-) I would have thought like you said, allspice is a mixture. Mice to learn new things! :-)
ReplyDeleteSo... how do they stuff these dried berries into the olives? :-O
Not to be confused either with Old Spice...XD
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info btw! Good to learn about this :-)