Two southern foods make a strange dish!
@1creekgirl (40489)
United States
July 18, 2018 8:59pm CST
We recently spent three days at Nags Head, NC on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Had a wonderful time, ate some delicious seafood, toured some landmarks.
But the strangest thing I ate was a combination of two favorites in the south: pimento cheese and grits.
We were at a nice restaurant, Basnight Lone Cedar, when I saw a dish on the menu that I had to try.
Pimento Cheese Grit Cake with Pepper Jack cheese sauce.
It wasn't so bad, kind of like a big square of corn bread. The best part was the pepper jack cheese.
Now, I like Pimento cheese. And I like grits.
But there are some things that should never co-mingle.
Have you ever tried this dish?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
19 Jul 18
Hmm, it sounds really interesting. I do like Pimento Cheese but I haven't had any in quite awhile. I like Corn bread but I only eat it with pintos and spinach.
I am not as big a fan of grits but I do eat "dinner grits" that come in the red box, I can't remember the brand.
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@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
19 Jul 18
I love home made grits with butter, salt and pepper. Also, homemade pimento cheese is so much better than store bought and very easy to make.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
19 Jul 18
@1creekgirl I was more of an oatmeal girl growing up and never did go for grits. I have never made Pimento Cheese myself but I have eaten homemade before. It is so delicious.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Jul 18
No! Grits for me have to be sweet. Pimento cheese with white bread, Pepper jack all by itself.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
22 Jul 18
The Outer Banks is a wonderful place, isn't it? I hope we can get there next summer for a vacation. I am not a fan of Pimento cheese. I like grits but I will take mine with just some salt, pepper and butter.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
22 Jul 18
@1creekgirl I live in central NC between Raleigh and Fayetteville. I love vacationing there.
@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
22 Jul 18
Are you close to the Outer Banks too? I love going there. We went one December for my birthday...the first day was as warm and pretty as spring, then the next day it turned back into winter with cold rain.
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@Marilynda1225 (79664)
• United States
21 Jul 18
I've never had grits so I'm not familiar with what would go well together.
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@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
21 Jul 18
Some people like cheese in their grits, so I can maybe see the pepper jack and pimento cheese, but it's a stretch.
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@Marilynda1225 (79664)
• United States
21 Jul 18
@1creekgirl maybe one day when I travel down south I'll get to try some grits
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
19 Jul 18
I have never tried it but I would love to
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@dave121495 (1296)
• Philippines
19 Jul 18
I'm not that much of a cheese eater but i do love it when it is mixed in a spaghetti.
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@LeaPea2417 (36434)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Jul 18
I have never tried those together, but I love to eat both separately at different times.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
19 Jul 18
@1creekgirl There are several good that I like a lot, but I would never serve together.
@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
19 Jul 18
They are a strange combination, and I like all three, just not together.
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
19 Jul 18
Never heard of the dish. I like cheese very much
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@thislittlepennyearns (58119)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
19 Jul 18
I love grits but I don't think I have had pimento cheese since I moved to the south.
Always remember that no self respecting southerner uses instant grits..
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@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
19 Jul 18
Absolutely. We have a local restaurant that makes the best grits.
@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
19 Jul 18
It's not a dish I would order again.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
19 Jul 18
Haven't tried and heard of such dishes but knowing they are full of cheese, they simply are awesome. I am a cheesy type. ha ha
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@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
19 Jul 18
I love most any kind of cheese, but high Triglycerides has made me cut back.
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