One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
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Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#2If you're in the South Bay and maybe SF, the Frenchery imports and distributes the butter from Bordier. It is very, very good.
Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#3Nice to see someone so in love and dedicated to a single product.
Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#4Very fun to see this here ! I've been to Bordier's shop in St Malo, they do make lovely butter. If you know a bit about France and Brittany, you'll know that "les bretons" are very much fond of their butter. Check out how they make the famous kouign amann and if you get a chance, do have a taste if the quantities of sugar and butter don't put you off ;-)
Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#5Very fun to see this here ! I've been to Bordier's shop in St Malo, they do make lovely butter. If you know a bit about France and Brittany, you'll know that "les bretons" are very much fond of their butter. Check out how they make the famous kouign amann and if you get a chance, do have a taste if the quantities of sugar and butter don't put you off ;-)
In the bay area, mademoiselle Colette has amazing kouign-amann!
They use beurre d'Isigny too.
Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
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Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#7Very fun to see this here ! I've been to Bordier's shop in St Malo, they do make lovely butter. If you know a bit about France and Brittany, you'll know that "les bretons" are very much fond of their butter. Check out how they make the famous kouign amann and if you get a chance, do have a taste if the quantities of sugar and butter don't put you off ;-)
In the bay area, mademoiselle Colette has amazing kouign-amann! They use beurre d'Isigny too.
I was surprised to discover that several cafés in Berkeley carry kouign-Amann!
Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#8Wow, amazing they still use the butter paddles to shape and mold the butter manually.
There is a great series on YouTube about a Victorian-era cook in an aristocratic house, they had an episode on butter, https://youtu.be/DV7hop4m0YQ , and the paddles and molding process looked exactly the same as the beginning of this video.
Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#9Wow, amazing they still use the butter paddles to shape and mold the butter manually. There is a great series on YouTube about a Victorian-era cook in an aristocratic house, they had an episode on butter, https://youtu.be/DV7hop4m0YQ , and the paddles and molding process looked exactly the same as the beginning of this video.
They're using the paddles mostly for the look of the end product, judging from the patting machine processing shown at the beginning of the video.
In Elaine Khosrova's book, "Butter: A Rich History", IIRC she claims that there is a difference in consistency when wooden paddle handling and shaping is used exclusively after the churning stage. That's not really what they're doing here; they're just giving the look of it having been done. Understandable though if they're producing so much.
Re: One of France's oldest butter producers makes 380 tons per year [video]
#10Ah ! I live within 20km of their factory. I would not have expected this on HN.
Their butter is, indeed, very good. I always get one of the first spring butter, when the cows get the fresh grass. Creamy and absolutely delicious !