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padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">Species</a></th><td class="infobox-data binominal" style="min-width:50%;line-height:1.3em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Capsicum_annuum" title="Capsicum annuum">Capsicum annuum</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.245em;line-height:1.15em; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Cultivar" title="Cultivar">Cultivar</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="min-width:50%;line-height:1.3em;">Pimiento</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="min-width:50%;line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Heat</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chilli05.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Chilli05.svg/66px-Chilli05.svg.png" decoding="async" width="66" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Chilli05.svg/100px-Chilli05.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Chilli05.svg/131px-Chilli05.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="656" data-file-height="151" /></a></span> Mild</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Scoville_scale" title="Scoville scale">Scoville scale</a></th><td class="infobox-data">100–500 SHU</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cherrypeppers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Cherrypeppers.jpg/220px-Cherrypeppers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Cherrypeppers.jpg/330px-Cherrypeppers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Cherrypeppers.jpg/440px-Cherrypeppers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="370" /></a><figcaption>Pickled cherry peppers</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>pimiento</b> or <b>pimento</b> or <b>cherry pepper</b> is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped <a href="/wiki/Chili_pepper" title="Chili pepper">chili pepper</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Capsicum_annuum" title="Capsicum annuum">Capsicum annuum</a></i>) that measures 3 to 4 in (7 to 10 cm) long and 2 to 3 in (5 to 7 cm) wide (medium, elongate). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description_and_habitat">Description and habitat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pimiento&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description and habitat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pimientos can have various colors including yellow, green, red, and maroon. Like most peppers, immature pods are green and develop other colors as they reach maturity.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The flesh of the pimiento is sweet, succulent, and more aromatic than that of the red <a href="/wiki/Bell_pepper" title="Bell pepper">bell pepper</a>. Some varieties of the pimiento type are hot, including the Floral Gem and Santa Fe Grande varieties. </p><p>Peppers grow in <a href="/wiki/Hardiness_zone" title="Hardiness zone">hardiness zones</a> 4 through 12.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name<span class="anchor" id="Etymology"></span><span class="anchor" id="Names"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pimiento&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pimiento" class="extiw" title="wikt:pimiento">pimiento</a></i></span> and <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> <span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pimento" class="extiw" title="wikt:pimento">pimento</a></i></span> both come from <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pigmentum" class="extiw" title="wikt:pigmentum">pigmentum</a></i></span> ("<a href="/wiki/Pigment" title="Pigment">pigment</a>; coloring") and came to be used for <a href="/wiki/Bell_pepper" title="Bell pepper">bell peppers</a>. The English <a href="/wiki/Borrowing_(linguistics)" title="Borrowing (linguistics)">borrowed</a> "pimiento" and "pimento" as <a href="/wiki/Loanword" title="Loanword">loanwords</a> for what is distinguished in Spanish as <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/piment%C3%B3n" class="extiw" title="wikt:pimentón">pimentón</a></i></span> and in <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> as <span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">pimentão</i></span>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Note that in <a href="/wiki/Jamaican_English" title="Jamaican English">Jamaican English</a> <i>pimento</i> usually refers to <a href="/wiki/Allspice" title="Allspice">allspice</a> (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pimiento&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GreenOlives_largejar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/GreenOlives_largejar.jpg/170px-GreenOlives_largejar.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="298" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/GreenOlives_largejar.jpg/255px-GreenOlives_largejar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/GreenOlives_largejar.jpg/340px-GreenOlives_largejar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="533" data-file-height="933" /></a><figcaption>Green Spanish olives stuffed with red pimiento peppers</figcaption></figure> <p>"Sweet" (i.e., neither sour nor savory) pimiento peppers are the familiar red stuffing found in prepared Spanish or Greek green <a href="/wiki/Olive" title="Olive">olives</a>. Originally, the pimiento was hand-cut into tiny pieces, then hand-stuffed into each olive to balance out the olive's otherwise strong, salty flavor. Despite the popularity of the combination, this production method was very costly and time-intensive. </p><p>More recently, for ease of production, pimientos are often puréed then formed into tiny strips, with the help of a natural gum (such as <a href="/wiki/Sodium_alginate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium alginate">sodium alginate</a> or <a href="/wiki/Guar_gum" title="Guar gum">guar gum</a>). This allows olive stuffing to be mechanized, speeding the process and lowering production costs.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fruits are typically used fresh as a salad ingredient, cooked, or pickled. </p><p>Pimientos are commonly used for making <a href="/wiki/Pimento_cheese" title="Pimento cheese">pimento cheese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also used for making <a href="/wiki/Pimento_loaf" title="Pimento loaf">pimento loaf</a>, a type of processed sandwich meat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pimiento&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Capsicum_cultivars" title="List of Capsicum cultivars">List of Capsicum cultivars</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pimiento&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 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title="Almora Lakhori Mirchi">Almora Lakhori Mirchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleppo_pepper" title="Aleppo pepper">Aleppo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baklouti_pepper" title="Baklouti pepper">Baklouti pepper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banana_pepper" title="Banana pepper">Banana pepper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banaras_Lal_Bharwamirch_(Red_Pickle_Chilli)" class="mw-redirect" title="Banaras Lal Bharwamirch (Red Pickle Chilli)">Banaras Lal Bharwamirch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_Dam_pepper" title="Beaver Dam pepper">Beaver Dam pepper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_pepper" title="Bell pepper">Bell pepper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhiwapur_Chilli" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhiwapur Chilli">Bhiwapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bird%27s_eye_chili" title="Bird's eye chili">Bird's eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byadagi_chilli" title="Byadagi chilli">Byadagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cascabel_chili" title="Cascabel chili">Cascabel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayenne_pepper" title="Cayenne pepper">Cayenne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheongyang_chili_pepper" title="Cheongyang chili pepper">Cheongyang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilaca" class="mw-redirect" title="Chilaca">Chilaca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cubanelle" title="Cubanelle">Cubanelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile_de_%C3%A1rbol" title="Chile de árbol">De árbol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diavoletto_d%27Abruzzo" title="Diavoletto d'Abruzzo">Diavoletto d'Abruzzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundicut" title="Dundicut">Dundicut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edayur_chilli" title="Edayur chilli"> Edayur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Er_jing_tiao" title="Er jing tiao">Er jing tiao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Espelette_pepper" title="Espelette pepper">Espelette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Facing_heaven_pepper" title="Facing heaven pepper">Facing heaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friggitello" title="Friggitello">Friggitello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guajillo_chili" title="Guajillo 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