Favorite Butter - Worldwide
May 31, 2013 | 10:51 pm
#93
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Well, my attempts at securing Myrtleford or other Warrnambool butters have been a bust. 
In Sydney, I ventured out to www.saltmeatscheese.com.au, the sole area distributor of Myrtleford only to find they never received an expected delivery.
Still, it was a pleasant & tasty diversion.
Also stopped in to Coles, IGA & other stores in both Sydney & Perth but none had carried any butters that were identifiable as coming from the Warrnambool region.
Guess that just means I need to return to Australia to visit MEL or maybe hope that someone passing through the US would be so kind to bring some with.
The region where it's made and it may be the brand-name as well. "Curds and Whey" is a stand at the Queen Victoria market in Melbourne which sells bulk butter - they have huge blocks of butter and they cut pieces off when you buy some. This butter is not labelled with any brand but is labelled as being Warrnambool butter.
There's a major dairy at Warrnambool which produces butter which is sold under the brandname Warrnambool in supermarkets.
I have no idea if these two butters are the same!
Confused yet?
That's easy - Myrtleford Butter. http://www.thebutterfactory.com.au/ - they sell at farmers markets in Melbourne, listed on the website. It's an expensive artisanal product and it's divine. They're generous with samples.
Audrey
In Sydney, I ventured out to www.saltmeatscheese.com.au, the sole area distributor of Myrtleford only to find they never received an expected delivery.
Still, it was a pleasant & tasty diversion.
Also stopped in to Coles, IGA & other stores in both Sydney & Perth but none had carried any butters that were identifiable as coming from the Warrnambool region.
Guess that just means I need to return to Australia to visit MEL or maybe hope that someone passing through the US would be so kind to bring some with.
Originally Posted by falconea:20767961
There's a major dairy at Warrnambool which produces butter which is sold under the brandname Warrnambool in supermarkets.
I have no idea if these two butters are the same!
Confused yet?
That's easy - Myrtleford Butter. http://www.thebutterfactory.com.au/ - they sell at farmers markets in Melbourne, listed on the website. It's an expensive artisanal product and it's divine. They're generous with samples.
Audrey
Jun 8, 2013 | 8:49 pm
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Butter from cow #1
When I was a kid, we had one cow, hence above title. The cow produced insanely rich milk--even after running the milk through a separator (hand-cranked), a gob of cream would still settle at the top of the milk bottles. So anyway, my mother would make butter by putting the cream in a pint mason jar and we'd pass it back and forth, shaking it for maybe 30 minutes. Result was wonderfully rich but just a little tangy--enough to make it interesting. No way of course one could duplicate the circumstances, but on the other hand if you can find really first rate unpasteurized cream, making it yourself is not a big deal. As to what you do while shaking cream for 30 minutes, dunno, maybe watch a Cubs game.
Jun 9, 2013 | 10:09 pm
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Feb 12, 2015 | 8:48 pm
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I've never noticed a whole lot of taste difference among butters except that I find Anchor to be extremely bland. Almost like Crisco with a tiny pinch of salt. Also I haven't tried many of the brands named in this thread. However, on our last trip to Bangkok we bought some Thai butter that was out of this world. Can't tell you the brand because all the writing on the package was in Thai except the word 'butter'. It was in a gold foil wrapper. The 'butteriest' tasting butter I've ever had.
Feb 17, 2015 | 9:18 pm
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I find French butter to be the most delicious I've ever tasted. Otherwise I see no reason to choose foreign butters over Land-O-Lakes unsalted. I've tried Plugra, Kerrygold, and other "gourmet" butters and haven't found that they taste any better than L-o-L. But you gotta get unsalted.
Sep 11, 2015 | 7:49 pm
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I've switched my shopping to Market Basket a year or so ago. They carry Kate's Butter, which has become fairly mainstream up here. Much better flavor. Not as pricey as the high-end Vermont butter, about the same as Kerrygold and Plugra.
I see Land o' lakes now hs a higher butterfat butter available. I tried it but found no difference in taste or cooking.
I see Land o' lakes now hs a higher butterfat butter available. I tried it but found no difference in taste or cooking.