It can be said that no other product is more closely connected to its place of origin than mastiha is to my home, the island of Chios, where Mastic gum, or mastiha, prized for its healing qualities has been defining the island’s history for centuries and is an inseparable part of the island’s identity.
The Tears of Chios investigates the story of Mastiha in shaping the history, traditions, and customs of the island of Chios. Despite regime changes over the centuries, industrialization, technological advances, social and cultural transformations, the production of mastic continues to shape the life of the people of Chios.
