plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
The pimento or cherry pepper is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chile pepper) that measures 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. Pimiento is the Spanish word for “pepper.†The flesh of the sweet pimento is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. They are the red stuffing found in green olives.
Just to keep things interesting, Jamaicans call what the world knows as allspice "Pimento"--a word that elsewhere refers o bell peppers or chiles. The more global name refers to the allspice berry, which has the taste of nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper and clove. All the same, Jamaicans deserve a big say in this naming, since all but a tiny bit of pimento is grown in Jamaica, the remainder being grown in southern Cuba. Thanks to its embrace by English and Spanish colonist, allspice is used in numerous Jamaican classics, from Escoveitched Fish to Jerk Pork.
A variety of red, yellow or green sweet pepper with a good flavor often sold canned or bottled. Also called pimiento.
An aromatic spice made from the dried berry of the West Indian allspice tree. This spice, used to flavor savory dishes, has the aroma and taste of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and pepper.
an allspice that combines the flavors of nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, and pepper. Like Blue Mountain coffee the highest quality grown is Jamaica.
