Lurrpak Slightly Salted Butter

Whilst making the sandwiches this morning, almost inevitably the butter ran out........As I reached into the fridge for a new pack of Lurpak it set me thinking just how long this has been a staple in our household. I think we must have been introduced to Lurpak in the early 1970's and it has been a favourite ever since. In its 250g form (which weighs just over half a pound in old money) it comes in a distinctive silver foiled pack with an impressive crest , which for once is not the Royal Coat of Arms. In fact it's the Lurmark, a trade mark introduced in 1901 for certified and quality Danish butter. A greaseproof lining paper sits inside the foil, ensuring ...  Read the complete review

I have tried buying butter substitutes for dietary reasons & to save some money but I have to keep going back to real butter because of it's taste. There are lovely yellow british butters on the market but I'm afraid I love the paler danish ones from lurpak. obviously butter isn't the healthiest spread as it contains so much fat & so many calories but it's gorgeous - on a freshly baked french stick, on a jacket potato, crumpets, teacakes or just on a slice of fresh bread - lovely!! of course you can use it in sauces and for cooking etc but personally I like to get the full taste by eating as above. lurpak seem to have ...  Read the complete review

Classed as a 'pale coloured lactic butter', 'Lurpak' was first made in Denmark in 1888. The Lurpak website - www.lovelurpak.co.uk, informs us that "Approximately 20 kg of whole milk goes into 1kg of butter. The cream that's separated off is first pasteurised before having bacterial lactic cultures added - these create the LURPAK butter". Like many other butters these days, Lurpak comes in an easily unwrappable foil block. This helps keep it fresher for longer than the tradition grease-proof paper wrapping. It's traditional grey, blue and red packaging makes it easily recogniseable, and houses the '1901 logo' - the date when the brand was ...  Read the complete review

Whenever i buy lurpak im always reminded of that little white man furiously playing his trumpet (or was it a trombone). I always liked those adverts and happily, i like the product to. Its always got to be butter over margerine for me anyday and lurpak is a great butter. This is a really creamy, rich tasting butter and is best served in a ham roll with nice chewy bread. You can use it in baking as well although i havent yet. It comes in a grey, wrapper with the product name printed in blue accross it. It contains no hydrogenated fats, and is kosher to (oy vavoy!) As with all butters, there is one major drawback. It is ...  Read the complete review

In these days of "healthy options" i think that this is one staple product in your fridge that you cannot argue with. I have tried other butters or margarines but i'm sorry they just do not compare!. Lurpak has such a distinctive flavour that immediately lets you know that you are eating luxury. And that is the same whether you like the original or the one with less salt. Unlike its margarine substitutes this is great in cooking or sauces. Margarine or cheaper butters just dont add the same flavour. If you have gone to the trouble of cooking yourself a jacket potato in the oven, so that the skin is nice and crispy, why would you spoil it by putting on something ...  Read the complete review