Krinos Greek Mastic Gum: Rich History, Piney Flavor, Culinary Treasure | Chios Island PDO Product, 17g jar

The best way to buy this wonderful spice for my Tsoureki. Lasts a long time when you wrap well and freeze. Best to buy from Greece ❤️

I used this to improve jaw muscles, have something to chew on, and to try something new. It was horrible. It was extremely small, kinda hard to chew, flavor didn’t last long, they came in little beads, couldn’t put back in your mouth after eating it because it got all crusty and crumbled like sand. It also tasted horrible was not sticky and a weird color. Don’t buy this.

So I'm looking for top grade chewy gum like pebbles. Thinking what the heck when I first got it. So I tried it, kinda feels you're putting gravel in your mouth for a few minutes, lol then the difference comes in to play. It turns into a waxy piece and you do what it's designed for, chew. And chew. It's a cool experience. Yes helped in the chewing. But another expected surprise us how clean it makes my teeth feel afterwards. I wouldn't make it a habit but your are so clean from chewing on this, you really wouldn't have to brush. Flavor is not sweet or flavorful, it tastes like wax resin would taste. I think that it does somehow clean bad breath, like cleans your mouth, or maybe it is the saliva generated when chewing, I'm not a scientist or dentist. But it helps chewing, strengthening my jaw, with a weird flavor but not bad, neutral really, you can reuse it. I do it for about 20-39 minutes before bed or mud afto in lieu of Abad food craving, lol. Itt takes your focus off unnecessary snacking. My jaw had improved, my teeth fell extra clean after and it's a good time killer.

Okay, so I do get that it sat for two days at a facility that was 8-10 hours away from me. But it came melted, and I now am chopping it up with very sharp scissors.Next up is the taste, now the taste is pretty good, if you like earthy flavored things that is, it’s kind of a faint flavor, I am not sure, the faint flavor could have just been my batch or that it was melted could factor in to the flavoring.It is a great workout though for my jaws! I am loving that part so far.Packaging was good, it came in a bag with bubble wrap inside, as well as the item itself being wrapped in bubble wrap.Hope this review finds you well

Just popped my first 5 pieces!Not bad. I happen to like the flavor! Pine & citrus . . . over an hour & still going strong.Took the picture and it was crunchy when I put it back in my mouth. Gets a little crunchy if I mouth breathe. Not a fan of that, but it's not a quality thing, just a testament to the fact that I tend to run cold.I took a picture so you can see what 5 pieces will really net you. A lot of the reviews I read mentioned 5 pieces, but dang! I'm recommending 8-10 to get a normal-sized wad.I'm not looking to get a chisled jaw. I just want something to do with my mouth because I have a pretty idle job. Sometimes I get dry mouth & I'm tired of sucking on water or soda or coffee. I'll try and update after a few shifts, but so far it's doing what I need it to. Good flavor, something to chew when bored & keeps mouth from going dry. Also helps focus on nasal breathing as opposed to the mouth breathing I'm trying to get away from.Definitely recommend to anyone!

I bought this to complete the ingredient list for a spell. Gum Arabic/ Mastic is difficult to come by locally and very expensive. But, it's a blessing/ charming ingredient and so I had to have it.It comes in a caviar sized, glass container with a plastic screw-top lid. It smells a bit like glue resin to me and mustard to my kiddo (he's not a fan). I was pretty pleased that it came in a glass container. It means I won't need to transfer the Gum from it's packaging into a glass jar. I keep glass jars on hand for this reason. A lot of packaging is plastic in some cases (since plastic is not energy conductive) and it becomes an extra step for me to make the switch.It also had a "sell by"/ "best buy"/ "use by" date sticker on the lid but didn't clarify which it was. If it was "sell by" or "best buy" then I wouldn't have to worry. Meaning, I have a 33% chance of it spoiling by mid summer 2019. May the odds be ever in my favor...

Use in making Greek goodies. Wonderful

When received, the jar lid was broken, but this appeared to have happened in transit and it was in a sealed bag. I asked and was advised no returns, so I decided to go ahead and try this gum. The size of the jar is very tiny (like a quarter size around and maybe 1.5 inches tall).....and so are the pieces of gum, but it is packed full of them. I like that it looks like tree sap and I am convinced that this is a totally natural product. As others have said, you will need several pieces and will need to roll them around in your mouth and keep them covered with saliva for about 5 minutes or more. Then, what I did was to lightly bite down, little by little while continuing to roll the pieces around in my mouth until it softened up enough to chew. The taste is very mild and to me, not bad at all, relatively tasteless. Once softened, it is not at all hard to chew. When I got tired of it, I decided to see if I could keep that piece and reuse it. Yes I could, but strangely, the wad seemed to break apart in my mouth and I had to go through the process above all over again. Since this is my only experience with this type of gum, I am not sure how to rate it.