Finding Joy in Daily Holidays. Let's Celebrate National Pimento Cheese Day! Celebrated Every February 9th.

   Let's Celebrate National Pimento Cheese Day!

Celebrated Every February 9th.

National Pimento Cheese Day was a day created by

 The Fresh Market to learn about and enjoy Pimento Cheese.

A Few Pimento Cheese Facts...

• The name Pimento Cheese comes from the Spanish Pimiento Pepper.
• There is a Pimento Cheese Festival in Cary, NC, every year.
• Pimento Cheese was used as a ration for WWI troops.
• Pimento Cheese was not created in the South like everyone thought, but developed in NY.
• The key ingredients of Pimento Cheese are shredded cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, and diced pimentos.

A Few Ways to Celebrate National Pimento Cheese Day...

1-Make and enjoy a Pimento Cheese Sandwich.

2-Research and try recipes that contain Pimento Cheese.

3-Host a Pimento Cheese Party.

4-Use Pimento Cheese as a dip using celery sticks, red peppers, crackers, or cherry tomatoes.

5-Go to a Pimento Cheese Festival.

How will I celebrate National Pimento Cheese Day? I live in Cary, so I think I will go to the 

Pimento Cheese Festival.

Happy National Pimento Cheese Day!

KathieyV