Confession – I’m not usually a fan of pimento cheese. In its common form its all wrong: mayonnaisey, full of preservatives, and with a freakishly unnatural hue. I used to turn up my nose at pimento cheese; it offended my delicate Northern sensibilities. I also could not get over the spelling v. pronunciation issue. They are PIMIENTO peppers, yet its pronounced PIMENTO cheese. What gives? Then we made a chevre pimento at work, and I was hooked. Like literally addicted. I started putting it in sandwiches, devouring it on crackers, and even came up with a baked pimento mac ‘n cheese recipe. I was converted! Whichever way you pronounce it, this spin on the traditional Southern favorite will surely be a crowd-pleaser, and might even convert a few of the doubters. —GreenEats
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