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Generally considered to be a flavoring or condiment that is used for enhancing the taste of other foods.

A white or yellow-toned, soft, fatty substance obtained from the churning of milk or cream, allowing the butter to separate from the liquid.

One of two basic and most traditional types of butter available, the other being Sweet Cream Butter....

A short, flat wooden utensil that was most often used in kitchens when making and processing butter or commonly used during pasta making.

Any of a variety of alternate ingredients that can be used instead of oil or butter in the preparation of foods.

Sweet cream butter, which is simply referred to as "butter", is produced from cream that has been churned until it becomes semisolid.

A thickening agent made from fat mixed with flour that is cooked together to be used to stiffen the texture of sauces, gravies, and soups.

Typically, it is a any unsalted butter that has been heated to remove the milk solids. Butter is clarified by placing it in a bowl and melting it over low heat or in a microwave.

Traditionally, this sauce is a white butter sauce native to France, that is used as a complement to enhance a variety of foods, such as egg dishes, poultry, seafood, and vegetables.

Made with a base of creamery butter, this is a seasoned spread infused with tiny bits of truffles for flavoring.

Whipped butter is simply regular butter that has had air beaten into it in order to increase the volume.

A type of butter that does not contain any salt. Unsalted butter is often prefered for use in cooking and baking because it does not contain any salt, which may tend to alter the flavor of the food when added to some recipes.

A version of clarified butter and one of the most common types of cooking fat used in India. In the U.S., it is prepared differently than clarified butter, simmered much more slowly so that the milk solids settle to the bottom of the pan.

A type of baking chips that has a peanut butter flavor. Peanut butter chips are added to cookies and bars to add peanut butter flavor.

A small knife with a blunt edge blade that is used to apply spreads, such as butter, peanut butter, and cream cheese, on bread or dinner rolls.

food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

A sweet, creamy spread used as a frosting and/or a filling for cakes, pastries, and cookies. It is prepared by slowly adding hot sugar syrup to egg yolks as they are whipped over a hot water bath.

Butter that has been blended with herbs and other seasonings. It can be used as an ingredient for various dishes such as a stuffed chicken breast in which ingredients including the herb butter are stuffed into a split breast and baked.

A flavored butter, served with fish, which consists of finely chopped or ground nuts mixed with softened butter.

A sauce that generally serves as a base for other sauces to flavor meats and vegetables. It is made from a brown meat stock and thickened with cornstarch or roux (flour cooked with butter).