Evidently, Pimento Cheese Awareness Month was not long enough.* In the HuffPo, some dude named "Meathead Goldwyn" asserts that "Carolina caviar" is a "nickname" for pimento cheese. As Cod readers know, pimento cheese is a subject of some interest here, and I've never heard it called that. It does not make a lot of sense, in that the one does not have much to do with the other -- it would be like calling sweet tea "Alabama Armagnac." On the other, alliterative nicknames that involve the name of a Southern state are usually pejorative -- Tennessee Tuxedo, Louisiana Limoncello, Mississippi Mustache, etc. I do not have the resources of the DARE at my disposal, and it is possible that somewhere, someone besides this Meathead has referred to pimento cheese as "Carolina caviar," but a cursory search of the phrase indicates that it actually refers to an entirely different dish, a salsaish dip with blackeyed peas** providing the caviarish element. So the "Carolina caviar" headline in the HuffPo is not so much wrong as misleading and confusing. I guess the HuffPo, and its readers, get what they pay for.
*Watch this space for information about how the Cod, Rick of Rick's Picks, will be making a bipartisan super bowl pimento cheese with Sarah, of Black and Gold Tchotchkes.
**Without a rooting interest beyond the Cormac McCarthy fantasy that will be outlined here, is there a way I can get down a prop bet on Fergie soiling herself during the SB Whatever halftime show?
boiled peanuts are carolina caviar. Everything else is *wrong*!
Posted by: james | Friday, 21 January 2011 at 03:41 PM
Wheee! Cannot wait.
Posted by: TSWSarah | Friday, 21 January 2011 at 06:29 PM
Carolina Caviar or Gurgling Cods? Which would you serve to your daughter? Actually I heard the sobriquet on my last swing through SC on a BBQ research mission (at least that's what I told the IRS it was). Don't know why such a clever pundit as the Cod doesn't get it. Both are hors dervish servished on crackers at fancified parties. But hey, PC is fun and the banter is all in fun, even if some fishy types get faux Huffy over my Post.
What concerns me most is, why didn't I know about PC month? Is this an official thing or something created by the Cod? Sign me up for anything to advance the cause (betcha my article helped). I'll be reading your blog. Folks looking for BBQ tips (and my take on PC a.k.a. CC) might chek out mine, http://amazingribs.com
Posted by: Meathead | Saturday, 22 January 2011 at 09:53 AM
I have heard black-eyed peas described as Texas caviar. Perhaps every Southern state wants to adopt them.
Posted by: Jette | Saturday, 22 January 2011 at 07:27 PM
Every month is PCAM for me. I make a 2 lb. batch once or twice a month to share with friends and neighbors and give it as gifts for special occasions. PC rocks!
Posted by: Pimento Cheese-a-holic | Thursday, 27 January 2011 at 07:55 AM
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. Do you agree?
Posted by: Air Jordan | Tuesday, 15 March 2011 at 06:25 AM