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Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, Myrtle pepper, Pimenta, or Pimento, is the dried, unripe berry of Pimenta Dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico and Guatemala. The name allspice was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who valued it as a spice that combined the flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.

The fruits are picked when they are green and unripe, and are traditionally dried in the sun.

Allspice is one of the most important ingredients in Caribbean cuisine. It is used in Jamaican jerk seasoning, and traditionally, its wood was used to smoke jerk in Jamaica.

Allspice is also indispensable in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly in the Levant, where it is used to flavor a variety of stews and meat dishes. In Arab cuisine, many main dishes use allspice as the only spice.