pimento cheese

noun

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

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The Flipside biscuit board offers three selections: house butter, crispy chicken, milk gravy, bacon syrup, sausage gravy or pimento cheese for $12. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025 Others begged for long-overdue Philly and Atlanta seasons, while local voices chimed in with challenge suggestions: seafood on the coast, pimento cheese, and even a Cheerwine cook-off. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 There's ample pickle coverage on the bottom of the sandwich (a must), and the light, creamy pimento cheese (a blend of quark and cheddar curds) plays like a cool companion to the spicy honey and peppers. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 Customers who might feel less inclined to camp but still want a taste of Gaddy’s homestyle creations can find her delicious pimento cheese at Pasta & Provisions and the Salted Melon. Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pimento cheese

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pimento cheese was in 1910

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“Pimento cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pimento%20cheese. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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