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Real ground allspice is one of those pantry staples that many home cooks think they know well. In reality, most people have never tasted the real thing. What most grocery stores sell as allspice is ...

Allspice is the dried, unripened berry of the myrtle pepper tree, or pimento, which is native to Jamaica and much of Central America. The berries are briefly fermented, then sun-dried until brown.