Cheddar vs Pimento cheese
Cheddar
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Place
- Cheddar, Somerset
Cheddar is a pressed cow's-milk cheese from Somerset, in the west of England. The name comes from the village of Cheddar and from Cheddar Gorge, but most cheddar eaten today is made far from that village.
Pimento cheese
Facts
- Texture
- Soft
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- United States
Pimento cheese is a cheese spread from the United States. Cooks stir sharp or mild cheddar with mayonnaise and chopped pimento peppers until the mix is soft and spoonable. Some recipes add a little cream cheese, onion, or a pinch of cayenne, but the three core ingredients define the dish. It is a prepared food, not a wheel with a rind. Jars and tubs are common in grocery stores, and many households still mix a bowl at home.