Tasteless Butter

[debodun]

I got a small tub of real butter at the farmer's market. You'd think butter would have a buttery taste. This had absolutely no flavor - it was like shortening. I'm so used to eating Smart Balance - is real butter usually that bland?

 

[Aunt Bea]

Most of the fresh supermarket butter is tasteless.

I prefer ripe butter or the European style cultured butter.

Leave your farm fresh butter on the counter at room temperature in a covered butter dish for a couple days and it will begin to taste like butter.

I put out a half stick at a time to use on toast.

 

[Murrmurr]

Is it unsalted?

Aunt Bea has it right. Once it's in the butter dish, I don't put the butter back in the fridge, it stays on the counter. It's never there for very long because I add a pat or two to stuff while I cook, but it sits out for at least 3 or 4 days.

 

[debodun]

Is it unsalted?

Yes

 

[Murrmurr]

Yes

Yeah, that's why it seems tasteless.

 

[win231]

The only butter I like is "Kerrigold Pure Irish."
I find unsalted butter tasteless.

 

[terry123]

Always buy salted real butter. Would not touch the imitations like Deb uses. Thats not real butter.

 

[Shero]

My favourite butter as a child was a Danish salted butter. I think it was called Palm Tree, not sure.