Allspice berries have flavours similar to cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and pepper. Allspice is most frequently used in Caribbean cooking, for jerk seasonings, sauces and rice dishes. Whole allspice berries can be added to meat dishes, as you would slivers of garlic or whole cloves. Ground allspice is used to season meat, soup, stew, vegetables, including baked goods as you would use ground nutmeg, cinnamon or cloves