# Pimento Cheese **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [May 7, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665 "2001-05-07T16:57:48Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal) #### Post date: [May 7, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665/1 "2001-05-07T16:57:48Z")
Do you like pimento cheese? Me, I like it by itself on sandwiches (toasted or not), or as a spread on ham sandwiches. I also like it as a dip for potato chips. I especially love the pimento cheese made by Nacky where I used to work. ---
### Author: ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter) #### Post date: [May 7, 2001, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665/2 "2001-05-07T22:57:32Z")
But I haven’t even _thought_ about pimiento cheese in at least a decade. When I was a kid, my mom used to make me pimiento cheese sandwiches on white toast all the time. Yum! I loved 'em. It’s a nostalgia food item for me. But I seemed to have forgotten totally about it. Thanks for the reminder, **Libertarian**! ---
### Author: ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada) #### Post date: [May 8, 2001, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665/3 "2001-05-08T03:02:11Z")
Pimento cheese is definitely a forbidden delight for me. Have you ever made it? I’ve made it once with extra-sharp cheddar but I couldn’t finish it before it went bad. ☹ Did anyone else think pimento were fish when they were young? ---
### Author: ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle) #### Post date: [May 8, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665/4 "2001-05-08T03:13:56Z")
Lord, yes, pimenter cheese is the best! Here’s my most favored recipe: 1 LB good white cheddar cheese, grated Small jar of pimentoes, and here’s the key: whirl them a bit in a food procesor or blender, DON"T DRAIN, so they’re right juicy… pour that mix into the grated cheese. This makes for an exquisite pimento flavor. A good dash of Worchestershire sauce A good dash of Tabasco A generous dash and dash of good bourbon whiskey Salt and pepper to taste Mix well and tell me that ya love it! ---
### Author: ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle) #### Post date: [May 8, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665/5 "2001-05-08T03:26:17Z")
Oh Damn, I forgot a major ingredient… Mayonnaise to bind, for a pound of cheese, that’d be about 1/4 cup ---
### Author: ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker) #### Post date: [May 8, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/64665/6 "2001-05-08T04:43:39Z")
But–as a person who eats out a lot–any time I’m at a new restaurant that has pimento cheese on the menu, I must try it out for future reference. Pimento cheese fries–now that is truly heavenly. . . Hey, who wants to meet at Rockaway or the Salty Nut???