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Pimiento rojo

Un pimiento verde que se quedó en la planta hasta dejar de quejarse.

on its own
1.0sour
3.0sweet
1.0savoury
0.0bitter
2.0umami
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2 of these 16 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

16 pairings for Pimiento rojo.

It is the same fruit, dried and smoked. You are stacking one flavour.

Ajo

common

Raw sulfur against roasted sugar; the sweetness needs the bite.

Roast concentrates the sugar. Acid is the only way back.

Store the peeled strips under oil; they get better for a week.

Huevo

common

Sweet strips folded into a soft omelette need no other seasoning.

Chorizo

common

Roasted pepper sweetness meets the dried pepper already in the cure.

Anchoa

common

Sugar plus salt on toast. The oldest tapa going.

Queso feta

uncommon

Brine curd against jammy flesh; roast the pepper whole first.

Sour syrup on sweet pulp is the Aleppo balance, not a garnish.

Comino

uncommon

Earth under fruit. It stops the pepper reading like jam.

Avellana

uncommon

Roast pyrazines in both; the nut adds body the pepper has none of.

Mole logic: bitter cocoa gives the sweet pepper a floor to stand on.

Fresa

wild

Shared furaneol. Roast the pepper, macerate the fruit, dress with vinegar.

Ostra

wild

Sweet-mineral against saline; the pepper juice works as the mignonette.