The exquisitely Cheddary pimento cheese spread has the variegated texture of hand-crumbled cheese with just a suggestion of red pepper heat.

It was there that Vertrella Brown added the "soul" to the "pimento cheese with soul".

A brand of pimento cheese, called Palmetto Cheese, got its start at Atlanta Braves tailgate parties.

What says 'New South' like filet mignon topped with pimento cheese?

There were pans of pimento cheese in celery sticks, a Southern dish Mr. Peacock said Miss Lewis loved.

And the appetizer," Ms. Bloodworth continued, "is a famous Southern dish, pimento cheese.

Pimientos are commonly used for making pimento cheese, a sandwich filling in the Southern United States and the Philippines.

I was waiting to pay for pimento cheese (something you can't get in the North) and soda crackers.

Other popular tea sandwich fillings include pimento cheese, ham with mustard, smoked salmon, fruit jam, curried chicken, and egg salad.

If you've never had the classic Southern dish of pimento cheese, try the house version, served warm with tortilla chips ($4), or fried green tomatoes over goat cheese grits ($6).