Pimento Cheese - by Rebecca Lang (Hardcover)

About the Book

In Rebecca Lang's Pimento Cheese, the storied food writer and ninth-generation Southerner gives readers a taste of the famed spread's history and versatility. The collection includes more than sixty-five recipes--pimento cheese-centered recipes and recipes that include pimento cheese--alongside rich storytelling.

Book Synopsis

In Rebecca Lang's Pimento Cheese, the storied food writer and ninth-generation Southerner gives readers a taste of the famed spread's history and versatility. The collection includes more than sixty-five recipes--pimento cheese-centered recipes and recipes that include pimento cheese--alongside rich storytelling. Readers will learn the origin story of pimento cheese as a textile workers' staple in South Carolina during the 1920s and how Georgia became the largest grower of pimentos in 1929 after the boll weevil ravaged the state's cotton economy. The book expands the recipe repertoire of pimento cheese lovers with recipes that incorporate unexpected ingredients like lemon, goat cheese, honey, and horseradish in dishes like Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits, Adair's Tomato and Pimento Cheese Pie, and First Lady Rosalynn Carter's "Plains Special" Cheese Ring. But Lang stays true to her roots as well, encouraging us to stack up the white bread and make a sandwich worthy of a meal--or the Masters.

Review Quotes

Pimento Cheese: The Southern Spread by Rebecca Lang celebrates pimento cheese with recipes that are classic, creative, and downright irresistible. The gorgeous photographs are guaranteed to make your tummy rumble! With her warm voice and approachable style, she's created the essential book for longtime fans who already love this endlessly versatile Southern staple--or newcomers certain to fall in love for the first time.--Virginia Willis "chef and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author"

Rebecca's recipes have inspired my own for well over a decade, but it's the thoughtfulness and enthusiasm behind her storytelling that keep every single one of her cookbooks front and center of my bookshelf. This is far more than a glossary of delicious ways to make the South's favorite spread; it's a reminder that a little cheese, mayonnaise, and pimentos is really all it takes to bring generations together.--Ivy Odom "Southern Living Senior Lifestyle Editor and author of My Southern Kitchen"

About the Author

Rebecca Lang (Author)
REBECCA LANG is the author of nine cookbooks and has appeared on the Food Network as a judge for Chopped Junior. She has cooked at the James Beard House and has been featured in Parade Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Washington Post, Glamour, Parade, and Fitness magazines. A resident of Athens, Georgia, Lang has degrees in journalism from the University of Georgia and culinary arts from Johnson and Wales University, and she apprenticed with Nathalie Dupree.