What can I put on my toast

[rjm_cmyk 75]

OK the first challenge when I move to the US is finding bread without sugar in it. I'm wise to that and know where to get good bread from. The next challenge given that I need something on my toast before Marmite is something vaguely resembling butter (or at least the kind of butter we get in the UK - for Brits and those in the know think something like Anchor). To be honest I don't usually have butter and am happy with UK spreads like Clover.

What I've found a challenge in the US thus far is I have two choices - white brittle sticks of something claiming to be butter or the dismal disappointment of stuff like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter which is about mislabelled a product as there's likely to be. It should be called "I Can't Believe We Can Get People to Eat This".

So any expat Brits able to tell me if this is just one of those adjustments I'll be making

And yes I know it's a trivial question but hey - we're on holiday today.....

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

European butter is available in many groceries. In all groceries where I live. One brand of Irish butter is in the cheese section at my local store, not with the other butter. Ask the store if they carry "european butter."

To use US butter on your toast, let it soften on the counter (so it's not 'brittle" as you say. Straight from the fridge it will be hard as a rock). It's real butter but its fat content is slightly different. They make butter dishes with lids to store the butter you plan to spread on things outside of the fridge.

Edit: I just checked, and US butter has 80% fat and Euro butter has 84% fat.

Edited May 27, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

We usually get Churn Style butter here, it tends to be more like what you get in Europe.

If you havea Sam's Club, Fresh Market or similar nearby, they sell Kerry Gold.

[NikLR 13,227]

I always keep a small pat of butter in a closed container on the counter so it's not hard. You'd have to experiment with different margarines to find one you'd like but stay away from hard margarine.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

My husband had this quest for the first few weeks after he arrived to live here for good. He also tried "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." He also tried the Smart Balance spread. He liked Tillamook's butter, but eventually, he just started having cereal and milk for breakfast. If you have a Safeway near where you'll be living, they should definitely have Kerrygold available. Also, check Whole Foods or a similar natural market for other options.

[Darnell 8,478]

you could find a dairy farmer that sells butter within a 50 mile radius of your city, and plan on buying 5 pounds every 2 months.

Problem solved, really.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

you could find a dairy farmer that sells butter within a 50 mile radius of your city, and plan on buying 5 pounds every 2 months.

Problem solved, really.

Really??

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Have you tried anything called "margarine" in a tub vs something called "spread"? http://www.google.com/search?q=imperial+margarine&client=safari&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=DnujUZrmPPKw0QHk1YFg&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672

I will admit it's difficult to find margarine anymore. Even Bluebonnet seems to be called spread instead of margarine. My husband has to eat "I Can't Believe It's not Butter--original version.

[Darnell 8,478]

ah - you want spread, not butter?

creamery crock? crockery cream? that brand makes something

with

yogurt and olive oil. IMO, it's the shiznit.

do you have any budget for searching and testing, btw?

[rjm_cmyk 75]

Butter is (or should be) er, butter. I mentioned the word "spread" as even in the UK there's a tendency to call it that now as many products are so far removed from butter that marge is not really suitable either. Some are arguably healthier than plain butter. Personally I don't like my toast with added water or as in some of the US spreads added oil. Yeucchhh.

I have usually had whatever my SO has in the fridge but I suppose this will be something for me to do while I wait for employment authorisation. I think she usually buys Tillamook but the kids have ICBINB

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

I usually buy Kerrygold butter. It's Irish butter, I believe. I get mine at Trader Joes but I've seen it at other supermarkets. I leave some in a container on the counter. I don't like margarine and I haven't really tried any in the US.

[dmd01708 3]

OK the first challenge when I move to the US is finding bread without sugar in it. I'm wise to that and know where to get good bread from. The next challenge given that I need something on my toast before Marmite is something vaguely resembling butter (or at least the kind of butter we get in the UK - for Brits and those in the know think something like Anchor). To be honest I don't usually have butter and am happy with UK spreads like Clover.

What I've found a challenge in the US thus far is I have two choices - white brittle sticks of something claiming to be butter or the dismal disappointment of stuff like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter which is about mislabelled a product as there's likely to be. It should be called "I Can't Believe We Can Get People to Eat This".

So any expat Brits able to tell me if this is just one of those adjustments I'll be making

And yes I know it's a trivial question but hey - we're on holiday today.....

I had the same problem when I first moved here now I use either KerryGold or Land of Lakes (they do the stick butter or the spreadable one with either canola or olive oil in it)