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What are pimentoes?

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It's a sweet pepper often used as a stuffing for green olives.

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What are pimentos?
It is a large, sweet, heart-shaped, red chili pepper. They are commonly used to stuff green olives and to make pimento cheese.
Where do pimentos grow?
Pimentos trees are native to tropical regions of the West Indies, Central America and South America. For more information on Pimentos http://www.onestopsolver.com/what-is-allspice.html
Where do pimentos come from?
It is a green bell pepper that is left in the sun to ripen & turns red.
Is there a substitution for pimentos?
Canned (or jarred) roasted red sweet peppers work just fine!
How do they get the pimento in the olive?
They use a machine. See the Related Links for more information.