Organic Allspice Berries

Organic Allspice, Pimenta dioica (formerly Pimenta officinalis) , comes from the family Myrtaceae (myrtle family) and is closely related to clove, eucalyptus, guava and the bay rum tree. Allspice was discovered on the island of Jamaica by Columbus during his second voyage to the New World. Columbus called Allspice pimiento, which is what the Spanish called black peppercorns, because the dried Allspice berries looked similar to large smooth brownish black peppercorns.

Allspice is the only spice that is grown exclusively in the Western Hemisphere and is native to the Caribbean (Jamaica), Mexico, Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras) and South America (Brazil, Leeward Isle).