swap_horiz Mastic Alternatives

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Green Cardamom

Green Cardamom originates from the seed pods of *Elettaria cardamomum*, a spice native to India’s Western Ghats. These p...

Indian Aromatic Baking Seed Pod

9.2 Excellent

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Vanilla Bean

The vanilla bean is the cured seed pod from *Vanilla planifolia*, a tropical orchid species. It’s notable for its intens...

Tropical Baking Sweet Pod

9.2 Excellent

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Clove

Cloves are the dried flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia and now cult...

Warm Ancient Baking Indonesian

9.2 Excellent

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Ceylon Cinnamon

Ceylon cinnamon, scientifically known as Cinnamomum verum, is a spice derived from the inner bark of a tree native to Sr...

Baking Sweet Sri Lankan Bark

8.9 Great

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Cloves

Cloves are the dried, unopened flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, native to the Maluku Islands (formerly the S...

Baking Indonesian Pungent Bud

8.9 Great

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg is a culinary spice derived from the dried seed of the Myristica fragrans tree, an evergreen native to the Maluku...

Seed Warm Baking Indonesian

8.8 Great

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Tahitian Vanilla

Tahitian vanilla is the cured pod of Vanilla tahitensis, a distinct species from Mexican Vanilla planifolia, grown prima...

Baking Floral Polynesian Pod

8.7 Great

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Dried Ginger Powder

Dried ginger powder is made by drying and grinding the rhizome of Zingiber officinale. Compared with fresh ginger, it ha...

Warm Baking Asian Pungent

8.7 Great

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Jamaican Allspice

Jamaican allspice is a spice derived from the dried, unripe berries of the *Pimenta dioica* tree, which is native to the...

Warm Savory Baking Caribbean

8.6 Great

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Saigon Cinnamon

Saigon cinnamon, scientifically known as *Cinnamomum loureiroi*, is an evergreen tree species native to Southeast Asia a...

Baking Intense Vietnamese Bark

8.5 Great

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Allspice

Allspice is a spice derived from the dried, unripe berries of the Pimenta dioica tree, an evergreen native to the Caribb...

Warm Baking Jamaican Berry

8.4 Great

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Ground Ginger

Ground ginger is a powdered spice produced by drying and milling the underground rhizome of the Zingiber officinale plan...

Universal Baking Pungent Root

8.2 Great

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Greater Galangal

Greater galangal (Alpinia galanga) is a rhizome native to Java, Indonesia, and a fundamental ingredient in Southeast Asi...

Savory Indonesian Piney Root

8.1 Great

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Poppy Seed

Poppy seed is the tiny edible seed of Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, containing negligible alkaloids in the mature...

Seed Universal Baking Nutty

8.1 Great

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Asafoetida

Asafoetida is the dried resin extracted from the roots of Ferula assa-foetida, a plant native to Iran and Afghanistan, u...

Indian Savory Resin Pungent

8.1 Great

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Dried Rosemary

Dried rosemary consists of the dried leaves of *Salvia rosmarinus*, an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean regio...

Mediterranean Herb Savory Piney

8.1 Great

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Dried Elderflower

Dried elderflower is made from the blossoms of the European elder, Sambucus nigra, harvested and dried to preserve their...

European Baking Floral Flower

7.9 Good

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Anise Seed

Anise seed is the dried fruit of Pimpinella anisum, native to the eastern Mediterranean, prized for its sweet licorice f...

Mediterranean Seed Baking Sweet

7.8 Good

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Mahlab

Mahlab, also known as mahlepi, is an aromatic spice made from the dried kernels inside the pits of the St. Lucie cherry,...

Seed Baking Middle Eastern Prunus

7.8 Good

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Juniper Berry

Juniper berry is the seed cone of Juniperus communis, an evergreen shrub found across Europe, Asia, and North America. T...

Game European Berry Piney

7.8 Good