Source: Atlas Obscura
Pimento cheese—the heady blend of cheese, mayonnaise, and pimento peppers—is a thick, spreadable delicacy that’s known as the paté of the Southern United States. Like other patés, pimento cheese can be dressed up or down, but the classic recipe uses cheddar and cream cheese swirled with the mandatory mayo and pimentos.
Slathered between two slices of white bread, the pimento cheese sandwich is a Southern institution, and at the Masters Golf Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia each year, it’s a tradition locals take very seriously.While the main draw to the Masters is arguably golf, the pimento cheese sandwich has been a quintessential part of the Masters experience for some time. The tradition began in the mid-1950s, when a South Carolina caterer named Nick Rangos began selling…
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