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Jamaica Pepper, also known as Allspice (unfortunate name as it is NOT related to mixed spice or Chinese five spice). It is one of the most important ingredients of Caribbean cuisine. They are the dried fruit of the P. dioica plant and resemble large smooth brown peppercorns once dried with a pungent and fragrant aroma. Among its characteristics people say it is a mix of pepper, cloves, cinnamon & nutmeg. Among their many uses they are essential in commercial sausage production as well as curry powders, mole & pickling.

Allspice is heavily use in Middle Eastern cuisine for stews and meat dishes. It is often the sole spice use in many dishes. In the U.S. it is use in chilli style dishes for its taste & aroma but interestingly is also use in desserts. It is also a primary ingredient use in barbecue sauces.

Grows in Jamacia, they are encounter by Christopher Columbus. During his search for peppercorns in the new world, the Jamaica Peppers were the prized peppercorns that dominated the spice trade.