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colpimento

Colpimento is a term used in culinary and botanical contexts to denote two related but distinct products. In its most common usage, colpimento refers to the pimento pepper, a small, sweet fruit of the Capsicum annuum group. The fruit is typically heart-shaped, ripens to bright red, and is prized for its mild flavor. It is widely used to stuff green olives, and also appears in salads, sauces, and antipasti. The name colpimento is often encountered as an alternate spelling of pimiento or pimento.

Colpimento also appears in some contexts as a name for allspice, the spice made from the dried

Cultivation and origin: Pimento peppers thrive in warm, sunlit climates with well-drained soil and are grown

berries
of
Pimenta
dioica.
Allspice
has
a
warm,
complex
aroma
reminiscent
of
cinnamon,
cloves,
and
nutmeg,
and
is
used
in
Caribbean,
Central
American,
and
Middle
Eastern
cuisines.
The
two
products
are
botanically
distinct,
and
the
use
of
colpimento
for
either
may
reflect
regional
naming
conventions.
in
multiple
regions
including
the
Americas,
southern
Europe,
and
parts
of
Asia.
Allspice
is
native
to
Jamaica
and
the
Caribbean,
and
is
harvested
when
berries
are
green
and
dried.