Allspice - new spice (Jamaican pepper) - ground

SHORT DESCRIPTION

The allspice tree comes from Central America and the West Indies, where it is still mainly cultivated today. The best allspice is said to come from Jamaica, which supplies around two-thirds of the world's needs.

USE

Also goes well with minced meat dishes, liver sausage and liver dumplings, thick soups and dark sauces.

GOOD TO KNOW

Allspice seeds give meat marinades (sauerbraten, game) and fish marinades their well-rounded flavor. Allspice seasoning is also needed for pickling cucumbers, gherkins, mixed pickles, for seasoning pork, beef and mutton roasts, for dark ragouts, all cabbage stews, meat broths, fish soups and for boiled fish stock. Ground allspice also belongs in Christmas baking, in plum cake and in plum compote.

TASTE

Allspice is the dried brown-gray berries (5-7 millimeters in size). Allspice is also known by many other names: clove pepper, spice grains, new spice, English spice or Jamaica pepper. This all-round spice tastes and smells a little like pepper, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon.