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 it hold up internationally? "Antica cremeria" means the old-fashioned dairy. Based in Reggio Emilia, Antica Cremeria falls under Montanari & Gruzza, who produce an impressive array of butters that are, sadly as of yet, not available to the international market. That being said, both this butter and its salted counterpart are available inte

A little bite of Danish butter for a hungry, international market. We were very excited to find Danish butter in Dubai - to date, the only Danish butter we've had the pleasure to experience! You can find our review for its salted counterpart here but naturally, we thought we'd finally get around to releasing our unsalted review... two years later. Better late than never, eh? Emborg started out as a frozen foods supplier back in 1947 and soon expanded to the Middle East and ev

Our first Danish butter was extremely cagey about its origins! At first we thought it was Belgian but our beautiful Belgian friend educated us otherwise! Though it is a blend of different European milks, Emborg produces a consistent Danish butter with a higher moisture content. Though it lags in its market share in comparison to its competitive juggernaut, Lurpak, Emborg certain deserves a place at the table. We hadn't heard of Emborg before we started scouting out different

Despite the fact that Organic Larder is a UAE company, this butter originates from Italy! We're very excited to see this butter because, for an Italian butter, it's unique! Read on, dear reader - Read on! In our experience, Italian butters are unique in that they're very clean and clear and remarkably pale, probably due to grain fed cows. This butter, however, from Organic Larder is impressively yellow and gracefully flavourful. The packaging is very sweet too- it has the typ

Yeo Valley is an incredible organic dairy producer. Perhaps more well-known for their yoghurt, they also produce decadent butter in addition to an array of different dairy products. Their butters have nothing to do with the fermented variety; these are light, delicate and fresh from start to finish! Yeo Valley knows what they're doing when it comes to product design. These little blocks of butter are beautifully packaged with little daisies and bunting sprinkled across the wr

Which came first? The country or the butter... or the reputation? Aaaah, French butter. World-renowned, internationally respected and sought-after by many (though not all. This one's for you, Carli). There's a reason it as the reputation it does: France really has taken its food obsession to even the humble dairy cow. For which, of course, I am eternally grateful. Grateful in particular for Isigny Ste Mère, which happens to be turning 40 this year! Bonne anniversaire, mon gra

The only Italian butter so far discovered in Dubai- it's unique! Italian butter is unlike any other Western butter out there. The first thing you notice when you unwrap the package is how white it is. It's not quite as translucent as lard but it's nearly as white. I first encountered Italian butter when we were living in Geneva and would road trip down to Tuscany for long weekends (tough gig, I know). Italy has a robust artesian butter industry and many supermarkets have a se