Mastiha of Chios, Greece’s ‘White Gold’

Mastiha of Chios, Greece’s ‘White Gold’

Mastiha of Chios, Greece’s ‘White Gold’. Credit: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter Mastiha, often referred to as the “Tears of Chios” or the “White Gold of Greece,” is a product made exclusively on the Greek island of Chios. Since antiquity, this sticky resin, which seeps from the bark of mastic trees, has been harvested not only for its flavor but for its therapeutic value. Although the mastic tree, also called “lentisk,” is native to ma…