Heat: Mild (SR: 0-999)

Pickled cherry peppers

Pimento is sometimes a synonym for Allspice. The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness or piquancy of a Chili pepper. Allspice, also called Jamaica pepper,"Kurundu" Myrtle pepper, pimento, or newspice, is a Spice which is the dried unripe

The Pimento, Pimiento, or Cherry Pepper is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) that measures 7 to 10 cm (3 to 4 inches) long and 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3 inches) wide (medium, elongate). The chili pepper, chilli pepper, or chili, is the fruit of the plants from the Genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade Capsicum annuum is a domesticated species of the plant genus Capsicum native to Mexico. The flesh of the pimento is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. "Green pepper" redirects here For green peppercorns see Black pepper. Some varieties of the pimento type are hot, including the Floral Gem and Santa Fe Grande varieties. Pimento or pimentão are Portuguese words for "bell pepper", while pimenta refers both to chili peppers and to black peppercorns. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Black pepper ( Piper nigrum) is a flowering Vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its Fruit, which is usually dried It is typically used fresh, or pickled and jarred.

Pimento as an olive stuffing

Green Spanish olives stuffed with pimento visible

These sweet pimento peppers are also the familiar red stuffing found in prepared Spanish green olives. Spanish cuisine consists of a variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography culture and climate The Olive ( Olea europaea) is a Species of small Tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern The pimento was originally cut into small pieces and hand stuffed into fresh green olives to compliment the strong flavor of the olive. For ease of production pimento is often pureed and formed with the help of a natural seaweed gum (sodium alginate) into strips. Purée and (more rarely mash are general terms for food usually Vegetables or Legumes that have been ground pressed and/or strained to the Seaweed is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic Multicellular, benthic marine Algae. The Chemical compound sodium alginate is the Sodium Salt of Alginic acid. This allows the olive stuffing to be completed by a machine and increases the availability of the olives, by lowering their cost of production.

Other uses

Pimentos are commonly used for making pimento cheese, potato salad, snack food and sandwich filling in the Southern United States and the Philippines. Pimento cheese is a common food in the Southern United States. See also List of foods of the Southern United States The Cuisine of the Southern United States is defined as the regional culinary form of states The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP