# WTH? Palmetto.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 10, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371 "2018-08-10T01:01:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/1 "2018-08-10T01:01:33Z")
So here’s the thing. I went to Wal-Mart to buy a few groceries. I wanted Pimento cheese spread. (I know simple to make your own, but I like the taste of the pre-prepared, so sue me) I was comparing the 3 brands they had:
Mrs.Weavers,
Great Value (store brand)
And number 3, I swear to God it was ‘Palmetto cheese’ not Pimento cheese. Is that a thing or is it a humongous typo?
They had on the shelf at least 30 tubs of it.
Am I crazy?
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### Author:  [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/2 "2018-08-10T01:05:54Z")
> **[Palmetto Cheese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmetto_Cheese)**
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> Palmetto Cheese is a trademark for a brand of pimento cheese from Pawleys Island Specialty Foods, a division of Get Carried Away, based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. It is manufactured and packaged at Duke Sandwich Productions located in Easley, South Carolina. It is sold in three varieties: Original, Jalapeño, and Bacon.
> The Palmetto Cheese recipe was developed by Sassy Henry for tailgating at Atlanta Braves games. In 2006, the cheese was officially marketed to the area with 20 packages pu...
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/3 "2018-08-10T01:18:15Z")
Thank you. I am not crazy. If I had of had my glasses on I coulda looked closer. Folks were around me so I moved on.
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/4 "2018-08-10T01:25:50Z")
I’ve never heard of pimento cheese.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/5 "2018-08-10T01:35:23Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> I’ve never heard of pimento cheese.
It’s an American thing, AFAIK. It’s a cheese spread made with pimentos (red peppers.) Party snack type of thing to eat with crackers, or on sandwiches. [See here](https://www.southernliving.com/dairy/cheese/pimento-cheese-history).
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/6 "2018-08-10T02:13:05Z")
A southern specialty. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/7 "2018-08-10T03:14:03Z")
Don’t feel bad. On a recent trip we stopped at a small con-chain convenience store on the way home to get gas and grab sandwiches for lunch. They had home made (well, store made) sandwiches with printed labels. Some of them were labeled “Tuma and Swiss”. I thought it was a typo for tuna, but turned out it was a sandwich with two kinds of cheese and no meat.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/8 "2018-08-10T03:15:43Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> I’ve never heard of pimento cheese.
:eek:
Get this man some supplies, stat!
ETA: BTW, last year I discovered [Blue Moose Green Hatch Chile Cheddar Spread](http://www.bluemoose.com/project/green-chile-cheddar-dip/); it’s the freaking bomb.
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### Author:  [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/9 "2018-08-10T03:37:27Z")
Pimento cheese helps me get through Lent.
StG
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/10 "2018-08-10T03:40:03Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> A southern specialty. 🙂
Invented in the North.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/11 "2018-08-10T03:57:24Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> Invented in the North.
Really? And here I thought my old Granny invented it. 🙂
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/12 "2018-08-10T06:41:32Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> ETA: BTW, last year I discovered [Blue Moose Green Hatch Chile Cheddar Spread](http://www.bluemoose.com/project/green-chile-cheddar-dip/); it’s the freaking bomb.
Oh, my, that sounds divine!
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/13 "2018-08-10T06:53:26Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Oh, my, that sounds divine!
I slather it on freshly heated naan; I don’t know that I’d call it heavenly, but it’s pretty ddamned good. 😃
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### Author:  [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/14 "2018-08-10T08:56:35Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Thank you. I am not crazy. If I had of had my glasses on…
I’m at the point where I need my glasses at the grocery store. Not sure why packagers need such tiny type for ingredients and instructions on how to prepare, but I find it to be inconvenient.
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### Author:  [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/15 "2018-08-10T12:02:34Z")
The Palmetto name comes from the nickname of the State of South Carolina - [The Palmetto State](https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/south-carolina/state-nickname-state-quarter/palmetto-state). Palmetto refers to the official state tree, the [Sabal Palmetto palm tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabal_palmetto).
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### Author:  [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/16 "2018-08-10T12:10:19Z")
The only thing I think of when I hear the word “palmetto” are the humongous flying roaches we have down here. Adding cheese to the equation pushes me over the line from mildly queasy to full body dry heaves :eek:
**Beckdawreck** , were you picturing a spreadable paste made of giant bugs? \
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### Author:  [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/17 "2018-08-10T12:28:06Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#):
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> The only thing I think of when I hear the word “palmetto” are the humongous flying roaches we have down here. Adding cheese to the equation pushes me over the line from mildly queasy to full body dry heaves :eek:
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> **Beckdawreck** , were you picturing a spreadable paste made of giant bugs? \
Palmetto trees are found South Carolina. This product appears to be made in Pawley’s Island, SC.
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### Author:  [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/18 "2018-08-10T12:47:17Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Thank you. I am not crazy.
You didn’t think of simply Googling it before starting a thread?
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### Author:  [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/19 "2018-08-10T13:43:45Z")
One can, but sometimes asking online can start a conversation and even lead to others discovering what you were curious about. Witness **Northern Piper** ’s post; a small hole in hir ignorance has been filled.
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-palmetto/819371/20 "2018-08-10T14:04:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> So here’s the thing. I went to Wal-Mart to buy a few groceries. I wanted Pimento cheese spread. (I know simple to make your own, but I like the taste of the pre-prepared, so sue me) I was comparing the 3 brands they had:
> Mrs.Weavers,
> Great Value (store brand)
> And number 3, I swear to God it was ‘Palmetto cheese’ not Pimento cheese.
What, no Price\*s!?
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