Cretons
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In Quebec cuisine, cretons is a forcemeat-style pork spread containing onions and spices. Its fatty texture and taste make it resemble French rillettes. Cretons are usually served on toast as part of
Creton du Porc
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Allspice
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Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central A
Cretons
…a mixture of spices. The blend of spices varies from recipe to recipe, but nearly all include ground cloves. Other spices often used include cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, and bay leaf. Some recipes include minced garlic. The mixture is simmered gently over low heat, and stirred often to prevent scorching…
Pimenta dioica Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 239
Piment flower in Uaxactún, north of Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Whole allspice berries
P. dioica mature trees in Guatemala