pimento cheese

noun

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Definition of pimento cheese

: a Neufchâtel, process, cream, or occasionally cheddar cheese to which ground pimientos have been added

Recent Examples of pimento cheese from the Web

For food options, think slightly elevated pub standards, like a creamy pimento cheese dip ($10) and brisket nachos ($14) topped with corn and black beans.

— emma krupp, RedEye Chicago, "Summer 2018 guide to Chicago's Riverwalk," 7 June 2018
Every spring during Masters week, the Grill serves pimento cheese sandwiches — an Augusta National concession favorite — and the cart staff wears the same white boiler suits that the caddies wear during the tournament.

— brent kennedy, Howard County Times, "Renditions Golf Course," 1 June 2018
First, there's the Fried Chicken Benedict bowl (pictured above) with fried chicken, two over-easy eggs smothered in pimento cheese sauce, and garnished with parsley on a split buttermilk biscuit.

— perri ormont blumberg, Southern Living, "Cracker Barrel Launches Three New Menu Items Designed to Delight Southerners," 12 Mar. 2018
This week's eating recommendation is jalapeño pimento cheese from Little Bill's, and the reading recommendation is Reid Forgrave on The Man Who Cracked the Lottery.

— sam mellinger, kansascity, "Mellinger Minutes: Vermes' future, Royals' good stretch, whiny QBs, DJ as a Raider & more | The Kansas City Star," 8 May 2018
Add apple wood smoked bacon, pimento cheese and fried green tomato to build your own sustaining ’Bama breakfast.

— New York Times, "36 Hours in Montgomery, Ala.," 3 May 2018
Derby de Mayo, 5-10 p.m., The President’s Room, 812 Race Street, Downtown. Tequila juleps, bourbon margaritas and more specialty flip cocktails along with chip and dip special of guacamole and pimento cheese.

— luann gibbs, Cincinnati.com, "Cinco de Derby: Cinco de Mayo and Derby Day events in Cincinnati," 3 May 2018
There’s also a sandwich homage to Chapel Hill, N.C. (with pimento cheese and crispy Tar Heel country ham), as well as a sandwich hat tip to Greenville, S.C. (made with chicken bacon, Duke’s mayonnaise and Gruyere).

— jenn harris, latimes.com, "Four great L.A. fried chicken restaurants to try now," 2 May 2018
Southern Burger, a beef patty topped with a fried green tomato, pimento cheese, lettuce, grilled onion and bacon.

— lauren delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Disney Springs forming limited-time bourbon trail," 27 Apr. 2018

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