It’s a Southern thing.
Pimento Cheese, that is. For at least a century Pimento Cheese has made its presence known at church picnics, funerals, weddings, graduations and in the lunch boxes of millions of freckled faced kids. Southerners have adopted pimento cheese as one of their favorite foods because it doesn’t readily spoil at room temperature and was widely consumed by those in the textile industry. But now, it’s become fashionable in tea rooms and other upscale eateries.
Pimento cheese is a simple dish made of shredded cheese, mayonnaise, pimentos and perhaps some secret spices. My mom made the best Pimento Cheese I have ever eaten, but there is a close second. Palmetto Cheese, a Pimento Cheese concoction created at the Sea View Inn on South Carolina’s famed Pawley’s Island,
Considered by many to be the perfect pimento cheese, Palmetto Cheese is a Low Country favorite. It is an authentic, southern style pimento cheese spread made the old-fashioned way with 100% Wisconsin sharp cheddar cheese. It tastes like the genuine homemade pimento cheese made throughout the generations.
Not all grocery stores carry this brand, but when I see it on the shelves, I buy it. I saw a container at Wal-Mart this week and have been eating pimento cheese sandwiches for lunch every day since. It’s priced well, about $6 at Wal-Mart, not much above the average.
Palmetto Cheese makes great hors d’oeuvres at social gatherings, it’s fantastic between two pieces of white bread smothered in Duke’s Mayonnaise, and if you’re a textile worker, it won’t go bad in your lunch box.
