LONG PIPER

Allspice is the fruit of a plant grown in India and used in Indian cuisine as a spice.
Its fruit has a more intense pungent flavor than that of the well-known black pepper. In Greece and the Romans, Macropiperus was known as a spice since ancient times. However, with the discovery of new plants, pepper gained ground for a spicier flavor in food. Today it is considered a rare type of spice, but a very well-known type for Indian cuisine. It is also believed to have medicinal properties.

Probably the hottest but also the most aromatic. Excellent for heavy meats, in kontosouvli and kokoretsi. Although known in Greece since the time of Hippocrates mainly for therapeutic use, today it is rare in European cuisine. It is worth trying.