Interesting facts about: The Jamaica Pepper

Season for Allspice May - Oct

Allspice Described

Allspice - also called Jamaica pepper, kurundu, myrtle pepper, pimenta or newspice - was aptly coined "allspice" in the seventeenth century by the English who thought it encompassed an array of flavors including cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, pepper and clove. But it is indeed just one single spice. With a bouquet that is both sweetly pungent and warmly aromatic, allspice is one round, shriveled little berry that holds a multitude of dimensions. Traditionally dried in the sun, allspice resemble large peppercorns, and have actually created some confusion among the two - not surprising when you find the whole berry sold with labels that read "pimento," the Spanish word for pepper. Look out.