Faggiola Unsalted Butter - Italy
Italian butter, through and through, comes to us through the virtue of travel! Faggiola is a nice, typical Italian butter (light;...
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Justine Elamatha
- Sep 9
- 2 min
Antica Cremeria Unsalted Buter - Italy
We finally found Italian butter in Dubai! This is one we recognise from our travels in Italy and we know we liked it in-country but does...
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Justine Elamatha
- Sep 9
- 2 min
Antica Cremeria Salted Butter - Italy
We finally located Italian butter in Dubai! We recognised the brand from our pre-covid travels but this is SALTED - quite unusual for an...
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Justine Elamatha
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Emborg Unsalted - Denmark
A little bite of Danish butter for a hungry, international market. We were very excited to find Danish butter in Dubai - to date, the...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 12
- 2 min
I Taufi Artisanal Butter - Italy
Agricultural tourism is huge in Italy and we were lucky enough to bump into this delightful, organic, little butter from Cutigliano,...
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Justine Elamatha
- Feb 17
- 3 min
Camelicious Camel Ghee with Arabic Herbs - United Arab Emirates
We are so lucky to be based here in Dubai and to have easy access to such 'exotic' things as camel ghee! Ghee is a different type of...
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Justine Elamatha
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Le Gaslonde Beurre de Baratte - France
True love is delicate, resilient, multifaceted and hard to find. Much like this little French gem, gifted to us by a dear friend who...
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Justine Elamatha
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Emborg Salted Butter- Denmark
Our first Danish butter was extremely cagey about its origins! At first we thought it was Belgian but our beautiful Belgian friend...
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Justine Elamatha
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Graham's Slightly Salted Scottish Butter - UK (Scotland)
What a delight it was to see another region of the UK represented on our shelves! We were particularly excited to see that this butter...
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Justine Elamatha
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Shullsburg Creamery Salted Butter - USA
Our first pure butter from the US is a tasty little treat - for anyone raised in North America, this one tastes like home! It is mighty...
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Justine Elamatha
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Anchor UK - UK (England)
Anchor UK rounds out our Anchor butter reviews! Produced in Wiltshire by Arla Foods, its parent company is still the New Zealand Anchor...
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Justine Elamatha
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Organic Milk Organic Butter with Cocoa - Ukraine
We weren't sure what to expect with a 'butter with cocoa' but it's truly mind-blowing. It's not cocoa butter... it's not chocolate...
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Justine Elamatha
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Organic Milk 82.6% Sweetcream Butter - Ukraine
We are privileged to have access to multiple Ukranian butters and this brand does not disappoint! When they say 'sweetcream', they mean...
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Justine Elamatha
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
Organic Milk 74.5% Organic Sweetcream Butter - Ukraine
We are privileged to have access to multiple Ukranian butters and this brand does not disappoint! When they say 'sweetcream', they mean...
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Justine Elamatha
- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
Anchor NZ Salted Butter - New Zealand
Our first proper New Zealand butter! We sampled the salted and unsalted at the same time and there's a reason why New Zealand has the...
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Justine Elamatha
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
Anchor NZ Unsalted Butter - New Zealand
Our first proper New Zealand butter! We sampled the salted and unsalted at the same time and there's a reason why New Zealand has the...
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Justine Elamatha
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Organic Larder Fresh Organic Butter - Italy
Despite the fact that Organic Larder is a UAE company, this butter originates from Italy! We're very excited to see this butter because,...
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Justine Elamatha
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
Yeo Valley Organic Unsalted Butter - UK (England)
Yeo Valley is an incredible organic dairy producer. Perhaps more well-known for their yoghurt, they also produce decadent butter in...
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Justine Elamatha
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Ferma Salted Butter - Ukraine
Like its unsalted counterpart, Ferma's salted butter is a tasty treat that packs a punch. We loved the complexity of this well-balanced...
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Justine Elamatha
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
Ferma Unsalted Butter - Ukraine
You have to go out of your way to find this Ukrainian butter but it's well worth the sojourn. This is a unique butter that needs to be...
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Justine Elamatha
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Azza Cow Ghee - Egypt
Pure cow ghee from the Egypt- and our first product from Africa! This stuff packs a punch and can hold up to any spice you can throw at...
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Justine Elamatha
- Nov 12, 2020
- 4 min
Land O'Lakes Butter with Canola Oil - USA
Our first American butter is a blend but is also the only one we can locate in Dubai at the moment. However, from what we can tell, the...
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Justine Elamatha
- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
We're in the media!
The wonderful Paulina Gutiérrez from Food & Wine Magazine en Español found us and has just published a fabulous interview! If you're...
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Justine Elamatha
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min
Milkio Organic Grass-Fed Ghee - New Zealand
Premium taste from a premium grass-fed cow butter ghee! Ah, New Zealand. A country famous for, amongst other things, grass-fed dairy and...
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Justine Elamatha
- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
Andechser Natur Bio Almbutter- Germany
Our first German butter! Cultured, unsalted, ostensibly Alpine-pastured and organic, this butter is an impressive example of the...
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Justine Elamatha
- Oct 3, 2020
- 2 min
Nadec Natural Butter - Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a prolific dairy producer and is really quite talented at creating their own French-style butters. Nadec takes it to the...
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Justine Elamatha
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Paul Beurre Doux - France
Beautiful butter comes in all shapes, sizes and packages. Paul's simply-potted butter served with their petit déjeuner français is a...
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Justine Elamatha
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
Jersey Dairy Unsalted Butter - UK (Channel Islands)
Jersey butter! From Jersey! Genuine Jersey! This is our very first pure Jersey Jersey Jersey butter and it did not disappoint. When...
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Justine Elamatha
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
Bio-Wiesenmilch Bio Süßrahm Teebutter- Austria
Tea Butter! Wait... what is Tea Butter? It's not butter tea and it's sold as a block of butter in the refrigerated section of...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
Milma Ghee - India
This is far from our first ghee ever, but it is the first one to get a writeup! This is a fantastic ghee- rich, sweet-smelling and...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
Paysan Breton Le Beurre Moulé Demi-Sel - France
After three personal recommendations, of course the IBC had to profile this one! Proper French butter from Brittany is always a delight...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Kerrygold Salted Butter - Ireland
Any Irish person I've ever met has declared Kerrygold Salted Irish Butter to be the ultimate in perfection and pronounced everything else...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Isigny Sainte Mère Salted Butter - France
Which came first? The country or the butter... or the reputation? Aaaah, French butter. World-renowned, internationally respected and...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
Virgilio Organic Unsalted Butter - Italy
The only Italian butter so far discovered in Dubai- it's unique! Italian butter is unlike any other Western butter out there. The first...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
Président Unsalted Butter - France
Avec ce délice, c'est le jour de la francophonie! It's France Day, y'all! Qu'on profite bien des délices de la France! One of the best...
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Justine Elamatha
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Lurpak Salted Butter - Denmark
Our first review of our European juggernaut! Like Président, this is one of the top commercial butters on the market. Solid supply chain,...
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Justine Elamatha
- Jun 14, 2020
- 2 min
Almarai Unsalted Butter - Saudi Arabia
Readily available here in the UAE, Almarai butter is a tasty treat for those who can find it in their local stores! Forgive the...
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Justine Elamatha
- May 30, 2020
- 2 min
Magnolia Salted Butter - Philippines
First Filipino butter! (Also, WHY Philippines but Filipino!? I can't. English is the worst language ever.) Halo halo has nothing on the...
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Justine Elamatha
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
Delamare Salted Goats Butter - UK (England)
I'm not sure if 'Goats' needs an apostrophe or not. I'm an English teacher and it's making me nervous. But this butter makes me not care!...
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Justine Elamatha
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
Aseel Unsalted Butter - UAE
Locally produced butter and milk from grass-fed cows in the UAE! WOW! As I write this it is May 2020. We are all, globally and...
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Justine Elamatha
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
Amul Salted Butter - India
My standard butter, reasonably priced and roughly 50/50 cow/buffalo milk! Road Cows of Kerala: A Personal History Amul was the first...
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Justine Elamatha
- May 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Method & Criteria
The official International Butter Club method and criteria for consistent butter appreciation and evaluation. Butter is delicious and...
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