Comments on: Anyone know where I can find the jamaican spice pimento in Ann Arbor, Michigan?

By: David H

David H — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:58:47 +0000

The last girl is right, I am a former chef and worked in Jamaica at one time we had 2 trees on the property and they even use the leaves, dried allspice berries or ground allspice and be used in a number of Caribbean dishes, it is the main spice in Jerk seasoning for chicken, pork and fish.

By: christnp

christnp — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:44:46 +0000

Jamaica calls allspice berries pimento. So look for whole allspice.

By: Floridian~``

Floridian~`` — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:50:58 +0000

You had Paprika, which is made from red peppers (pimentos) , dried and ground into a powder, and is available in plain, sweet, hot or smoked. Most likely you had either the hot or smoked.

By: M ♥ C

M ♥ C — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:11:41 +0000

pimento is not a spice really…its sold in all supermarkets in the pickle aisle…pimento is the red thing inside a green olive
they come in jars

By: Gary Smith, Realtor®

Gary Smith, Realtor® — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:46:39 +0000

I was under the impression pimento was stuffed into olives. Thanks for showing me there was also a spice, entirely different.

From what I read online, this is also called Allspice.

Try Zingerman’s in AA they have lots of stuff.

If they don’t have it, try ordering online from Rafal Spice in the Eastern Market of Detroit.