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noun
: a Neufchâtel, process, cream, or occasionally cheddar cheese to which ground pimientos have been added
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What could be tastier than classic pimento cheese—the caviar of the South?
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Christopher Michel, Country Living, 12 Dec. 2022
It’s a bakery space-slash-tasting menu spot featuring playful yet technical dishes like togarashi cannelé with pimento cheese.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 Sep. 2022
Boone’s is a good spot to lunch or take in the setting sun over the city’s skyline while enjoying pimento cheese fritters and neat pours of whiskey (2205 Northside Drive NW).
—Mike Jordan, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
Recipes are available on the Dale’s website and in the Dale’s Seasoning cookbook, which includes old recipes from the restaurants as well as contributions from customers, who use it in everything from pimento cheese to Bloody Marys.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 16 July 2022
There’s a beloved spot in my college town that even adds bacon to the mix, with an option to add pimento cheese to its BLT.
—Maddy Sweitzer-lamme, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2022
Jo Malone, Drunk Elephant, and beauty products in general, print magazines, Zingerman’s pimento cheese, room temperature salad.
—Riza Cruz, ELLE, 27 July 2022
And the pimento cheese’s peppery creamy thing played well with the bird.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 22 June 2022
Starters: two kinds of hand pies — tamarind-chicken and pizza — plus kimchee pimento cheese and house chips.
—Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022
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Christopher Michel, Country Living, 12 Dec. 2022
It’s a bakery space-slash-tasting menu spot featuring playful yet technical dishes like togarashi cannelé with pimento cheese.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 Sep. 2022
Boone’s is a good spot to lunch or take in the setting sun over the city’s skyline while enjoying pimento cheese fritters and neat pours of whiskey (2205 Northside Drive NW).
—Mike Jordan, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
Recipes are available on the Dale’s website and in the Dale’s Seasoning cookbook, which includes old recipes from the restaurants as well as contributions from customers, who use it in everything from pimento cheese to Bloody Marys.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 16 July 2022
There’s a beloved spot in my college town that even adds bacon to the mix, with an option to add pimento cheese to its BLT.
—Maddy Sweitzer-lamme, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2022
Jo Malone, Drunk Elephant, and beauty products in general, print magazines, Zingerman’s pimento cheese, room temperature salad.
—Riza Cruz, ELLE, 27 July 2022
And the pimento cheese’s peppery creamy thing played well with the bird.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 22 June 2022
Starters: two kinds of hand pies — tamarind-chicken and pizza — plus kimchee pimento cheese and house chips.
—Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Pimento cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pimento%20cheese. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.
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