Look no further; this is the most delicious butter
Our Dutch cows are responsible every year for a dairy export sector worth billions, making them anything but small players. But every now and then, a transfer comes in that we are happy to embrace.
The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey have each blessed the world with a breed of cow. Those cows produce milk that is then turned into butter so unbelievably delicious that you can ignore all other toppings as long as you manage to get this butter onto your bread or toast. And yes, you have to make a bit of an effort and it costs something, but holy cow, it’s worth it.
Guernsey butter
Guernsey cows have the remarkable biological property of not digesting carotene from grass. The butter made by those Golden Girls tastes rich, soft, creamy and so velvety that you may need to reconsider your previous ideas about butter and use this butter as your guiding light from now on. It retails for approximately €7.35. There is currently one organic farm in the Netherlands with a herd of Guernsey cows. Their website also features an interesting story about A2 milk.
Jersey butter
Let’s continue this butter theme with Jersey cows. Blonde-brown, with those insanely sweet big eyes – surely only delicious things can come from them? Their milk does indeed produce incredibly good cheese, but production of this raw-milk butter for spreading on your bread is currently solely in the hands of Kaasmakerij De Nylander. There are certainly similarities with Guernsey butter: a high carotene content, a nice high fat content and plenty of protein. And… even more exclusive! Available only at the farm shop, for €3.65.
I need this!
Yes, we get it. You can find Guernsey butter in a few more places; there is a website where you can find points of sale. For Jersey butter, I’d say: make your way to De Nylander in Workum and stock up. You can store it in the freezer if necessary! And please let us know via Facebook whether and when you discover another point of sale for this divine spread.
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- Why don’t we drink pig’s milk?
