I’ve turned off comments on this post, but, as of 9/28/20, I favour Lurpak and Président butter in that order.

One of the common complaints I hear from Gringos in Mexico is that the butter here is terrible. Croft and Norma go so far as to load up their fridge with Canadian butter before coming here.

My first experience with Mexican butter had me wondering what the heck they were talking about because the butter I bought was exactly like unsalted butter back home, sweet and creamy and delicious. I mixed a little salt in when I wanted a spread for fresh bread and it was perfect.

But the next time I got butter, I got a seemingly identical package, only this time with salt. And it turned out to be margarine, not butter, and tasted like the topping for movie popcorn, very artificial and salty.

Next time I saw the no salt real butter, I bought it. And, again, it was just like butter back home.

I avoid margarine, so I started buying salted butter in different brands, to find one I liked. Guess what? It was the same over salty disgusting movie popcorn topping taste, regardless of the price I paid.

So now, I just stock the unsalted butter, stock piling it because it’s hard to find and I can only get a small stick at a time. I let it soften, mix it with a little salt to taste, and refrigerate it because I don’t use enough to keep it from going rancid in this climate.

So Gringos, this is the butter you want in Mexico:

It is Lala brand. Make sure you buy mantequilla sin sal, not margarina con sal as the packages are almost identical!

A good clue is that pasta can be healthy, pancakes not so much. 🙂