Pimento
Not to be confused with allspice.
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Pimento
Pickled cherry peppers
Heat
Mild
The pimiento or cherry pepper is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) that measures 3 to 4 inches (7 to 10 cm) long and 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7 cm) wide (medium, elongate). The flesh of the pimiento is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. Some varieties of the pimiento type are hot, including the Floral Gem and Santa Fe Grande varieties. “Pimiento” is the Spanish word used in English. “Pimento” or “pimento” are Portuguese words for “bell pepper”, while “pimenta” refers both to chili peppers and to black peppercorns. It is typically used fresh, or pickled and jarred.
Stuffing
Green Spanish olives stuffed with pimento visible
These sweet pimiento peppers are also the familiar red stuffing found in prepared Spanish green olives. The pimiento was originally cut into small pieces and shot via hydraulic pump through the olive getting rid of the pit to complement the strong flavor of the olive. For ease of production, pimiento is sometimes pureed and formed with the help of a natural gum (such as sodium alginate or guar gum) into strips. This allows the olive stuffing to be completed by a machine and increases the availability of the olives by lowering their cost of production. However, it also makes the olives less accessible to consumers with peanut allergies, as those individuals may have a cross-reaction to guar, an annual legume mostly produced in India.
Other uses
Pimentos are commonly used for making pimento cheese, a sandwich filling in the Southern United States and the Philippines. Also used for making pimiento loaf.
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Capsicum Cultivars
C. annuum
Aleppo Anaheim Ancho Banana pepper Bell pepper Cascabel Cayenne Chilaca Chiltepin Cubanelle De rbol Dundicut Fresno Guajillo Hungarian wax Italian sweet Jalapeo Japanese Mirasol Macho Mulato New Mexico (Anaheim) Pasilla Pepperoncini Piqun Pimento Poblano Puya Serrano Tien Tsin
C. chinense
Adjuma Aj Limo Aj dulce Datil Fatalii Habanero Red Savina Madame Jeanette Bhut Jolokia Scotch bonnet
C. frutescens
African Bird’s Eye Bird’s Eye chili Malagueta Tabasco
C baccatum
Aj Piquant
C. pubescens
Rocoto
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