Badia Allspice Whole, 1.5 oz

Whole allspice berries — the dried unripe fruit of the Pimenta dioica tree, native to Jamaica. The name fits: one berry tastes like clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper layered together. This 1.5 oz jar gives you whole berries to grind fresh or drop straight into brines and braises.

Common Uses

Essential to Jamaican jerk marinade, simmered into the wood smoke alongside Scotch bonnet and thyme. Crushed into Caribbean brown stew chicken, oxtail, and curry goat. Added whole to pickling brines, mulled wine, and Middle Eastern lamb stews like maqluba and kibbeh. A staple in Levantine baharat blends.

Cuisine Context

Allspice is Jamaica's defining spice — locals call it pimento, and jerk cooking would not exist without it. In the Middle East, it's the warm backbone of meat-and-rice dishes from Beirut to Damascus.

Pro Tip

Toast whole berries in a dry pan for 30 seconds before grinding to wake up the clove and cinnamon notes. For jerk, smash a tablespoon of berries with the flat of a knife and add them to the marinade whole — they'll perfume the meat overnight.

Ships from Doral, FL.