Chios Food: What to Eat and Drink on the Mastic Island

A Greek meze platter of grilled vegetables, dips, feta and flatbread, the taverna style found across Chios

Chios food tastes of one ingredient that grows nowhere else on earth. Mastiha, the aromatic resin bled from the mastic tree, flavours the island’s sweets, its liqueur, its bread and even its cheese. Around that single crop the island has built a cuisine that sits apart from the standard Greek island menu, joined by citrus … Read more