Frozen pistachio, mastic & honey creams

I am mad about the taste of mastic: piney and floral with a little minerality. These translucent tears of tree resin come from the Mediterranean region, the Greek isle of Chios particularly famed for its production for more than 2500 years. Ancient Greeks would chew on the gum-like resin and so it lent its name to the word ‘masticate’.

For these delicate frozen creams, I’ve taken inspiration from the Lebanese dessert Ghazal Beirut by topping them with Arabian cotton candy. You can b