1. Butter is over 4,000 years old!
Evidence shows that people were making butter as early as 2,000 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia.
2. Butter used to be a luxury.
In medieval Europe, butter was so prized that some people stored it in elaborate, locked butter churns.
3. There are butter sculptures!
At state fairs (like the famous Iowa State Fair), artists create life-sized sculptures entirely from butter — sometimes weighing hundreds of pounds.
4. Not all butter is yellow.
Butter’s color depends on what cows eat. Grass-fed cow’s milk produces more yellow butter due to beta-carotene.
5. Clarified butter is ancient too.
Ghee, a type of clarified butter, has been used in Indian cooking and rituals for thousands of years.
6. It takes a lot of cream to make butter.
It takes roughly 21 pounds (about 2.5 gallons) of whole milk to produce just 1 pound of butter.
7. “Churning butter” was literal.
Traditional butter was made by shaking or paddling cream in a churn until fat globules stuck together.
8. Butter is used in more than food.
Historically, butter was used in cosmetics, medicine, and even as lamp fuel.
9. France leads in butter consumption.
On average, the French consume about 18 pounds (8 kg) of butter per person each year — more than almost any other country.
10. Salted vs. unsalted isn’t just taste.
Salt was originally added to butter as a preservative before refrigeration, helping it stay fresh longer.
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