A classic southern American dish
Have you had it?
Had you heard of it before trying it?
Most people I know, not from the South, have never heard of it until offered to them. It was a staple in my mother’s fridge when I grew up. Not that good for you with all of the mayonnaise, but definitely good.
Which is the exact recipe I posted here about 10 days ago.
Good stuff
Caviar of the south!
It’s a staple in southeastern Ohio, as well. Great on crusty bread, topped with iceberg lettuce.
Which made me very hungry and grateful that I had a big ol’ batch in the fridge.
As a non-southerner (at least geographically), I didn’t have it growing up, but I make it several times a year now. I am not a huge fan of mayo, so I add cream cheese instead when making it for myself.
Damn, I wanted to make that joke. 
I occasionally make a grilled cheese using it. Heavy, but tasty.
As a Yankee, I never had it before we spent a week in the Outer Banks a few years ago. The Food Lion sold a prepared pimiento cheese with jalapenos called Palmetto Cheese. Damn if the two of us didn’t finish off the entire pint in one sitting.
As a child I was a picky eater. Mom packed one in my school lunch every day.
I HATED pimento cheese growing up. What we had was the “pimento spread” you can buy in the dairy section of any southern grocery store, and it’s fucking nasty, not even made with real cheese usually.
As an adult, I worked a fundraiser for which a restaurant donated a giant batch of pimento cheese. At first I thought, “What the hell is wrong with them, donating nasty-ass glop to our fundraiser?” But then I tried it, and was amazed that pimento cheese could be good. I promptly went home and started making it, and now it’s one of my stock pot-luck dishes.
Here’s my recipe, roughly:
See, there is your problem. Never use a food processor for this. The cheese has to be hand-shredded. The texture is part and parcel of the dish. Food processor = mass produced crap. Hand-shredded = Grandma loves you.
My dad saw similar reactions when he’d bring SPAM[sup]®[/sup] salad (for sandwiches) to picnics. Many people’s first reaction was 'Ewwww! SPAM! 
’ But once convinced to try it, they asked for more.
I’ve no recollection of ever eating pimento cheese, except possibly as a store-bought spread. But the thread reminded me that dad liked to make peas-and-cheese salad: A can of peas, little cubes of mild cheddar, Miracle Whip; mix it all together.
There’s a food truck here in Nashville that specializes in grilled cheese sandwiches, and their signature item is a pimiento mac-and-cheese grilled sandwich. Not too healthy but very yummy.
I make a version every so often all for myself. In fact, I may make some today! I use finely chopped roasted red peppers.
There was some teevee show episode recently about a tough-ass bodyguard who didn’t carry a gun, because he was such a tough-ass.
When the other two bodyguards, dripping with weapons, asked him what he was packin,’ he said “a pimiento cheese sandwich.”
My son was watching this show and I happened to catch that scene, and I swear I’ve been hearing about pimiento cheese at least twice a week since. After not knowing about it for the previous 54 years.
Also, you have to pronounce it right. It’s “p’menna cheese” 
He carries a gun when it’s appropriate. Just like he carries pimiento cheese when appropriate. The right tool for the right job, that’s our Mr. Ehrmantraut.
I used to subscribe to Southern Living, which is why I know what it is. Never eaten it or had it offered, though, and I don’t know if I could buy pimientos at my grocery. Not ones that aren’t already stuffed into olives, anyway.
So what’s the damn show? Don’t leave me hanging!