Pimento Cheese

Pimento cheese is a combination of grated cheddar, pimento peppers, mayonnaise, and a variety of seasonings or special ingredients that vary regionally. Although pimento cheese is nowadays a staple of the American South, some claim that it actually got its start in New York when cream cheese was first starting to be made by mixing cream with Neufchatel curd.

At the same time, red peppers that were imported from Spain started to become available in the Americas, and it was just a matter of time before these two ingredients were combined. Nowadays, pimento cheese is usually served as a spread on crackers, tortilla chips, and hamburgers, but sandwiches with pimento cheese are especially popular.