Butter matters [Danish Lurpak on board]

[Rox]

If you want wonderful butter, try Paris Creek Bio-Organic. Made from Fleurieu Peninsula Dairies in SA. Their milk is similarly good.

Where can you buy it?
To add my 2c , loved Presidente butter in France and was really excited when they put in Coles for a while.
Does anyone know where you can still get it?
Using Lurpak now instead. (Sorry I checked when I got home and it's Harmonie. - I'm experimenting)
Who owns western star? That's my preferred Oz butter.

 

[ReLoad]

NPBP (Neil perry butter patties) are much underrated.

I'm glad that in long haul F that there is eleven different butters to choose from.

The butter degustation menu is literally worth clogging your arteries for!

 

[Isochronous]

Of course those letter-writers would probably stop flying Qantas if they increased ticket prices to buy more Australian inputs.

 

[Mal]

There really aren't two letters. Person one complained. Person two said "me too". This is different to two separate complaints.

I laugh knowing that people spitting vitriol over the butter choice are using their Chinese made computer, whixh sits on a desk made in thailand, likely while drinking Colombian coffee from their Chinese made cup, and wearing clothes are that all made in China or Vietnam.

People only care about "buying local" when they aren't paying the bill.... (Generically speaking)

 

[Simo]

I think it is hilarious that we have had 64 posts about butter and it is still not in the playground.

 

[banger2]

Im adding # 65 then!

I'm all for supporting Australian industry where the product is of good quality, and of competitive (read not necessarily the cheapest) price....whilst slightly off topic....I find it disappointing so many Aussies seem happy to see our production jobs heading offshore (I work in the motor trade, so the topic is currently in-focus to me....)

However, the topic is butter, and it seems I am in the minority preferring Australian "rancid turning" butter over that Lurpak cough Maybe I'm just a bit too proud an Aussie, but it has always grated me to see Lurpak on a QF flight.....but its a momentary thing until I've eaten it anyway!

So it seems I'm with the OP on this

 

[banger2]

Ooops I was #66 and now #67...doh!

 

[Pollywaffle]

I agree, I think Lurpak is regarded as an entry level luxury butter.
Its pretty expensive at the supermarket but tastes far superior to Western Star etc. I also think it seems to take a little less time to become spreadable inflight than the blocks used on VA.
Lescure is delicious but I don't see QF stocking that any time soon.

Lescure *is* delicious. My local Coles sells it for $10 a small block. As a result I only buy it a couple of times a year.

Where can you buy it?
To add my 2c , loved Presidente butter in France and was really excited when they put in Coles for a while.
Does anyone know where you can still get it?
Using Lurpak now instead.
Who owns western star? That's my preferred Oz butter.

President butter is still at my local Coles and often on sale. I hope this doesn't mean it will disappear from the shelves.

Once you've tasted European butter, you realise that the Aussie stuff just doesn't make the grade.

 

[Mal]

Lescure *is* delicious. My local Coles sells it for $10 a small block. As a result I only buy it a couple of times a year.

Hmm.
Lescure unsalted French butter 250g
£1.89

(Local London price at a high end retailer).

 

[amaroo]

I'm a big fan of butter but don't like it when it's too cold and hard to spread. Good tip for the next lounge visit - place the butter sachet on the top of the toaster well before you bung the bread in......beautiful!

Remember - butter makes it better

 

[ckck]

I'm a big fan of butter but don't like it when it's too cold and hard to spread. Good tip for the next lounge visit - place the butter sachet on the top of the toaster well before you bung the bread in......beautiful!

Remember - butter makes it better

Or place your butter under your warm toast to help melt the butter.

 

[Pollywaffle]

Hmm.
Lescure unsalted French butter 250g
£1.89

(Local London price at a high end retailer).

A tragedy for me. LOL.

Do you ever go to Borough Market? There's a guy there selling French butter (from Normandy I think). It's a HUGE block and he cuts off as large a chunk as you want.

 

[medhead]

I'm a big fan of butter but don't like it when it's too cold and hard to spread. Good tip for the next lounge visit - place the butter sachet on the top of the toaster well before you bung the bread in......beautiful!

Remember - butter makes it better

Got told off in a QP one day for doing that, apparently some people put it on there and forget it. I was threaten with having to clean off melted plastic.

 

[Mal]

Do you ever go to Borough Market? There's a guy there selling French butter (from Normandy I think). It's a HUGE block and he cuts off as large a chunk as you want.

I live close enough to walk there in less than 15 minutes. Do I go? Yes. Occasionally. I do enjoy walking through the market and I do buy things occasionally but I find it too touristy for my liking.

 

[JohnK]

I can't believe we are talking about butter...

Politics and obsession with party politics is a much better discussion?

 

[samh004]

Your view might be influenced by the time you lived on the land, hardly a new subject:

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....australian-produce-lounge-catering-26552.html

It's come up a few times...

 

[ReLoad]

There really aren't two letters. Person one complained. Person two said "me too". This is different to two separate complaints.

I laugh knowing that people spitting vitriol over the butter choice are using their Chinese made computer, whixh sits on a desk made in thailand, likely while drinking Colombian coffee from their Chinese made cup, and wearing clothes are that all made in China or Vietnam.

People only care about "buying local" when they aren't paying the bill.... (Generically speaking)

Stop adding logic into the discussion Mal!

 

[opusman]

I've also read letters where people have said they enjoyed their economy flight and couldn't understand why anyone would pay for business. Just shows the sort of loony that letter columns attract

 

[ajw373]

One reason why butter is not a major component of the Australian dairy industry's exports is that because of the actions of the European Union in prohibiting imports, Australia or NZ cannot get its butter into those member countries.

Really? When I lived in the UK, between 2007 and 2010 NZ butter, specially Anchor was for sale*. The UK clearly being a EU member state. So when did this 'ban' to use your words start?

I do note that Anchor is, since 2012 UK made, but for commercial reasons, not a ban on import.

 

[jukebox333]

*snip*

Remember - butter makes it better

Yes, but liquor makes it quicker!