The “Gourmet” French Butter I’m Buying for All My Friends This Year (Ina Garten Eats It for Breakfast Every Single Day)

Looking for a delicious stocking stuffer or gourmet gift for your favorite food-lover? Look no further than Rodolphe Le Meunier’s Salted Butter. The French butter is beloved by Ina Garten — she has it for breakfast every single morning. And after one bite of it, anyone else would too.

What You Should Know About Rodolphe Le Meunier’s Salted Butter

When Ina Garten speaks, we listen. So when she mentioned she has to have Rodolphe Le Meunier’s Salted Butter on her toast in a 2024 episode of Wiser Than Me podcast, hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, our team rushed to try it. Unsurprisingly, it was everything Ina said and more.

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This best-selling French butter is made with just three ingredients: pasteurized cream, salt, and lactic starters. It’s crafted using a wooden butter churn before being hand-molded. The resulting butter is “velvety and smooth,” said Ola Wadley, The Kitchn’s culinary assistant, in our review. Brenda Schmerl, our executive director of audience analytics and insights, added to that sentiment by saying, “It’s almost like a really, really, really soft cheese.”

Butter that spreads like a dream? Yes, please! Plus, reviewers noted the flaky sea salt lends a little bit of crunch to the creamy butter.

At $18 for a 250-gram puck from Murray’s Cheese, this butter is a splurge, which is partly what makes it a great gift for a fellow butter fan … including yourself.

What Murray’s Cheese Shoppers Are Saying

Average Rating: 4.9/5

“Best butter. Arrived in perfect condition.” —Debbie M.

“While this is a definite splurge, it’s worth every penny! It freezes beautifully too.” —Lisa K.

“It’s excellent, smooth, flavorful with just enough salt!”—Robin E.

Buy: Rodolphe Le Meunier Salted Butter, $18 for one (250-gram) puck at Murray’s Cheese

What’s your favorite butter? Tell us about it in the comments below.

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