Editing Pistacia lentiscus (section)

====Culinary use====
Mastic gum is principally used either as a flavouring or for its gum properties, as in mastic chewing gum.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

As a spice, it continues to be used in Greece to flavour spirits and liqueurs (such as Chios's native drink ''[[mastiha]]''), chewing gum, and a number of cakes, pastries, [[spoon sweets]], and desserts. Sometimes, it is even used in making cheese.<ref name="Epikouria">{{cite magazine|title=The Magic Tree — Marvelous Masticha|magazine=Epikouria Magazine|issue=1 Fall/Winter |date= 2005|author=Deborah Rothman Sherman|url=http://www.epikouria.com:80/issue1/the-magic-tree.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118020616/http://www.epikouria.com:80/issue1/the-magic-tree.php |archive-date=2008-01-18 }}</ref> Mastic resin is a key ingredient in ''[[dondurma]]'' and Turkish puddings, giving those confections their unusual texture and bright whiteness. In Lebanon and Egypt, the spice is used to flavour many dishes, ranging from soups to meats to desserts, while in Morocco, smoke from the resin is used to flavour water. In Turkey, mastic is used as a flavor of [[Turkish delight]].  Recently, a mastic-flavoured fizzy drink has also been launched, called "Mast".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldofmastic.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/its-a-mast/ |title=It's a "mast" |date=14 November 2016 }}</ref>

In the Kurdish parts of Iraq, the fresh resin is used as a spice particularly used for [[Torshi]].

Mastic resin is a key ingredient in Greek festival breads, for example, the sweet bread ''tsoureki'' and the traditional New Year's ''[[vasilopita]]''. Furthermore, mastic is also essential to ''[[Holy Chrism|myron]]'', the holy oil used for [[chrismation]] by the Orthodox Churches.<ref name=Epikouria/>

Mastic continues to be used for its gum and medicinal properties, as well as its culinary uses. Jordanian [[chewing gum]] manufacturer, Sharawi Bros., use the mastic of this shrub as a primary ingredient in their mastic-flavoured products and they distribute the gum to many [[Delicatessen|deli]] stores worldwide. The resin is used as a primary ingredient in the production of cosmetics such as toothpaste, lotions for the hair and skin, and perfumes.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
[[File:mastic.jpg|left|thumb|Mastic resin]]