pimento cheese

noun

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

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For more old-school eats, stop into Conrad & Hinkle, a historic grocery store that opened in 1919 and is known for its secret-recipe pimento cheese. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024 Its Honey Pepper Pimento chicken sandwich features pimento cheese, mild pickled jalapeños, a drizzle of honey on a toasted bun. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024 While pimento cheese, gumbo, and Grandma’s buttermilk biscuits will always be delicious and devoured down to the very last crumb no matter where they're served, good food is certainly more fun to eat in a beautiful space. —

Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2024 Most agreed that Virginia isn't the Deep South, but its culinary staples (like sweet tea and pimento cheese), traditions, history and geography make it undeniably Southern. —

Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pimento cheese

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Jan. 2025.

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