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Cynthia7

Oct 20, 2005, 5:55 PM

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I know we have discussed butter on this forum but I cannot find it. What is the best Mexican butter..in you opinion?? New Zealand is very good but is their a Mexican butter that is as good.?

Anonimo

Oct 21, 2005, 3:29 AM

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I don't know, Cynthia. In the limited time we've been here, all the butter we've tried seems far superior in taste to the run-of-the-dairy American butter we used to buy. (Typically, Mid-Am Dairy, bought at Sam's Club).
I suspect that the cream is cultured before churning, while the Mid-Am was not.
I haven't yet been paying much attention to the Mexican brands yet.

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Anonimo

Carron

Oct 21, 2005, 6:33 AM

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We have for years used Gloria brand unsalted. It comes in a green 1-lb box with four sticks, just like in the US. The salted Gloria butter is in a yellow box. It should be available in the dairy case of your favorite local mercado.
It is delicious and cheaper than butter NOB.

Bubba

Oct 21, 2005, 7:06 AM

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It's all a matter of taste. I prefer the strong flavor of salted Mexican butter and my wife, who is French, prefers the more refined and unsalted New Zealand butter which I find tasteless. We keep both types in our house at all times plus the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter light spread in the tub to spread on the German bread sold in Ajijic at outrageous prices. .

esperanza

Oct 21, 2005, 7:23 AM

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Another vote for the Gloria brand. I've seen it in a variety of presentations: a half-kilo block, a 225 gram block, individual sticks, the four-stick package, and a couple of other packages. It's made salted or unsalted, the unsalted being most common.

The packaging is paper. I buy the unsalted 225 gram block and store it in its original wrapper in a ziplock sandwich bag so that it doesn't take on other flavors from the refrigerator.

I prefer unsalted butter for cooking. When I use the butter on bolillo or other bread, I sprinkle salt to my own taste.

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Cynthia7

Oct 21, 2005, 10:34 AM

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I use Gloria and have been pleased with it. It was brought to my attention that some Mexican butters have -in very small print...other fats added. I am NOB and don't know if Gloria has this on the label. What is the taste difference in using cultured cream or un cultured cream.?. Thanks for the info...

julietl

Oct 21, 2005, 1:59 PM

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Yep - definately Gloria in the big block.

Like you, I also buy the unsalted - to control the salt content of what I am making.
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Anonimo

Oct 22, 2005, 5:09 AM

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What is the taste difference in using cultured cream or un cultured cream.?. Thanks for the info...

Imagine the difference in taste beween sweet cream and creme fraiche. It's something like that.

I think for a future baking project, I'll make some all butter croissants with Mexican butter.

Saludos,
Anonimo

Caarina12

Oct 24, 2005, 10:54 AM

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Gloria is the best Mexican brand, hands down.