European-style butters are made in this country as well. Ultra Creamy butter, which recently arrived in Washington area supermarkets, contains 83 percent butterfat. Some small dairies, such as Vermont Butter and Cheese Co., churn delicious butter, as good or better than their Continental rivals. Our taste test covers high-fat butters from here and abroad. Butter is perishable.
European butter is expensive.
Far fresher butter was available behind the packages that were past their prime. This sweet, unsalted butter, from the Normandy region of France, has a slightly tangy finish. From the Brittany region of France, creamy Le Gall Fleur de Sel has crunchy sea salt mixed through the rich butter. Some testers detected a slight metallic taste. Everyone loved the salt and creamy flavor.