Aegina is worldwide famous for the plantations of pistachio trees, the island’s most traditional and quality fine product. You can find it everywhere on the island and especially in the market nearby the port of Aegina. Besides, the local pistachio cooperative is very active and promotes the cultivation, trade and promotion of the product in Greece and abroad. Pistachios are also used to make in a traditional sweet recipe with honey, forming a kind of “pasteli” that instead of sesame it contains fresh pistachios or various other sweets, e.g. spoon sweets with honey and pistachios