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 America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.
 
Ground allspice is a kitchen superhero! This one spice contains all the sweet, savory and warm flavors of three spice-cupboard favorites: cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. In fact, you can use it anywhere you'd use those individual spices.