Why Are Pimentos In Olives, and How Do They Get There?

Pimentos aren't the only things stuffed in green olives.

A pimento is probably the most recognizable item that is stuffed in a green olive, but when and why did this practice start in the first place?

It’s believed that the first olives stuffed with pimentos happened sometime in the 1700s in the Provence region of France. The pimento may have been used to cut the bitterness of the olive by adding a sweet, mild…