A couple of years ago, 2005 I think, I went to Louisville, Kentucky to visit some friends. On the way up there, I stopped at a small grocery store to buy some thing (probably chewing tobacco). I spied a big-ass container of Knott's Jalapeño Pimiento Cheese in a small cooler and I just had to have it.
That Knott's pimento cheese was some of the best pimiento cheese I'd ever had. Sadly, I have not been able to find a single Knott's product in any grocery store or market in the Nashville area. That's not to say that Knott's stuff ain't out there somewhere; I just ain't been able to find it.
I mention all this because a loyal A Man's Gotta Eat reader sent me to a link to a story about pimiento cheese from NPR's Web site. Said story not only includes a recipe for pimiento cheese, it suggests using Duke's mayonnaise to make the stuff. Check it out here.
6 comments:
My grandmother makes the best pimento cheese. If I ever had to leave the South pimento cheese would be one of the things I would miss most.
NEVER WAS A FAN OF PIMENTO CHEESE. I THINK BECAUSE MY MOTHER WOULD SOMETIMES PUT IT IN MY LUNCH AND IT WOULD BE WARM WHEN I GOT TO EAT IT. THAT AND MY MOTHER ALWAYS PUT IT ON WHEAT BREAD AND I HATE WHEAT BREAD.
If you need a jalapeno pimento cheese fix and don't feel like making, Harris Teeter makes a darn good one. It is in the deli section.
embrace the beast!
The Sutler had great Pimento cheese.
All piminto cheese should be is sharp chedder, Pimentos, and Duke's Mayo. Experament and add other ingredients if you must.I've tried the store bought stuff and it has a list of ingredients a mile long and isn't as good.
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