Our certified organic dehydrated Allspice seeds are best of the best. These have unique taste due to large fully mature ripe berry. All Spice native to South India, Jamaica and Central America is extensively cultivated there. Gourmet chef use this spice due to unique taste and aroma. Allspice features in many curries but main use is in ketchup, preserves and relishes. Around the world Allspice is used in cakes, pies, canned meats, and stews. It also adds a spicy note to mulled wine. Allspice is one of the most important ingredients of Caribbean cuisine. It is used in Caribbean jerk seasoning (the wood is used to smoke jerk in Jamaica, although the spice is a good substitute), in moles, and in pickling; it is also an ingredient in commercial sausage preparations and curry powder. 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 Palestine cuisine, for example, many main dishes call for allspice as the sole spice added for flavoring. In the U.S., it is used mostly in desserts. Allspice is commonly used in Great Britain, and appears in many dishes, including cakes.