If you ever get to Bardstown, KY, go to Mammy's Kitchen and Bar. They have a "Kentucky BLT". Toasted bread, fried green tomatoes, bacon, lettuce and a pile of pimento cheese.

Or make it at home and save on gas


You'll wish your mom used to make them.

that does sound good as for what mom made
I grew up on Casserole both parent worked full time Carter and Regan years the popularity of casseroles seem to follow every recession in the last 140 years

I thought pimentos were the orange things in olives? Oh those are sweet peppers I guess you are telling me? huh.

yes sweet peppers getting the name from their red pigment even though not all are red

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimiento
A pimiento or pimento or cherry pepper is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) that measures 3 to 4 in (7 to 10 cm) long and 2 to 3 in (5 to 7 cm) wide (medium, elongate).

Pimientos can have various colors including yellow, green, red, and maroon. Some are green when immature and turn red when they reach maturity.[1]

The flesh of the pimiento is sweet, succulent, and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. Some varieties of the pimiento type are hot, including the Floral Gem and Santa Fe Grande varieties. The fruits are typically used fresh or pickled.

I might have to give that recipe a try.

And yes, I am pretty much a cheese addict too.

first doctors visit I went to to establish a primary care years ago after getting my own health insurance the nurse was asking me a bunch of questions.
smoke , no
Drink , not much
drugs, no

anything else ?
Well I do have about a 7-10 pound a week cheese habit

She didn't know what to do with that

That's hilarious. I don't eat quite that much, not that I wouldn't want to. But that'd plug me up for a month.

Half a stick of Cedar Valley string a day, cheese on my eggs in the morning, cheese on dinner most nights. and cheese before bed as a snack.

Pimento types once were the pepper of choice in recipes that now call for a bell pepper. Growing them side by side I can only surmise that it was purely marketing why bells now prodominate. Bells are more prolific and the large blocky shape easier to ship with less risk of spoilage vs the meatier pimento types. Bells are also easier to process in the kitchen if uniformity is desired.

For eating fresh I prefer the sweeter pimento. They are great in salads.

They can also be used for paprika as well though they do need extra care in drying due to the thicker meat.

I bet I had 20 red bell pepper plants. I guess I will try to find some seed b/c you sure can't buy plants of it here.

Nevermind we have cherry peppers. One in the same I guess.

Beaver dam and Hungarian Wax are in the same family from what I am seeing

you might find those more easily than pimento plants

No

I do not, have not, will not Pimento cheese.

Hungarian Wax isn't a pimento type. It's other name hot banana should tell you all you need to know.
I've never grown Beaver Dam but have heard of it. I'm thinking it's more of a pimento type, warm to hot if my memory is working.

Just looked it up. Beaver Dam is a paprika type for drying into hot paprika.

But as all peppers are interchangeable to some degree there are no hard and fast rules on what you use one for.

Paprika types tend to have thinner walls so they dry down easier for grinding into paprika and paprika can be sweet to hot and smoked or not.

The one key feature of pimento types is thick meaty walls usually sweet but not always.

I've grown and like the Pimento L variety. Not to be confused with Poblano L variety which I've also grown and like.

Some varieties have cheese in their names for looking like a wheel of cheese.

Another tip, if you grow multiple types, hot and sweet, like I do all in one big pepper patch do not save seeds. You'll be in for a surprise, lol.

well that is what I get from getting that info from the wiki page on pimento peppers

not on a pony or with a guy named tony

not with a mouse in a house

not on a buss with a guy named Guss

I will not pimento cheese , here nor there , I will not pimento cheese , said T-Rex I am

Holly crap!

I guess I'm cooler than Dr Seuss

and just for the record: I think , in this case I might prefer green eggs and ham.

You Got me a hankering for pimento cheese so made some and made toasted pimento cheese chicken and arugula stuffed hoagies with orange marmilade!

I used to make it with chopped up velveeta, milk, sugar, pimentos, and vinegar but haven't had it in awhile, now I'm hungry for it lol