This Is the “Best Butter in the World,” According to a Beverly Hills Cheesemonger (He’s Right!) - Dining and Cooking

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Butter makes everything better. But who makes the best butter? And yes, there is a best. Why else would this French butter earn rave reviews from everyone in the food world?

I recently saw a video on TikTok where a Beverly Hills cheesemonger declared Maison Bordier Le Beurre Bordier Semi-Salted Butter the “world’s best butter.” The more research I did, the more I found that others agreed. This butter was at the top of the charts, no matter who was judging. To see if it’s really worth the hype (and expensive price tag), I had to try it myself.

Murray’s Cheese

What You Should Know About Maison Bordier Le Beurre Bordier Semi-Salted Butter

I picked up the very last demi-sal brick of Le Beurre Bordier at Murray’s Cheese in New York City. That alone is saying something, but the specialty cheese shop also had a sign below the product declaring it “the first choice of chefs everywhere.” Murray’s is the exclusive retailer of the butter in New York City, but it is available at other specialty cheese stores around the United States and shipped through some gourmet grocery websites.

This butter is crafted in Brittany, France, and is made with grass-fed milk from local farms in the area. The butter is kneaded on wood to expel water and deepen its flavor, while gradually being salted. The person who is salting the butter must first serve a three-year apprenticeship to master the process of adding salt and know just how much to add depending on the time of year. France is known for its demi-sal butter, which contains 2% to 3% salt (a higher percentage of salt than the butter commonly made in North America has). Then, the butter is tapped with titanium paddles to shape it into a block or cone for packaging.

One of the cheesemongers at Murray’s in New York City is quoted on the website saying, “This is not a butter. It is the butter.” The expectations I had for this butter couldn’t have been higher. Here’s what it actually tasted like.

My Honest Review of Maison Bordier Le Beurre Bordier Semi-Salted Butter

Right when you start to unwrap this butter, you know it’s going to be different. Somehow, the lines from the titanium paddles that hand-shaped this block of butter are still perfectly in place. What I noticed right off the bat was the darker color; it’s a darker yellow, almost with a hint of orange in it.

I, of course, had to slather some of this bougie butter on a thick slice of toasted sourdough. It was heavenly. Sure, I think bread with any kind of butter is delicious, but this was different. This butter was the creamiest I’ve ever tried. My knife slid right through the soft, creamy block, even though I didn’t leave it out to warm up, and it easily spread onto my toast. I felt the butter melt in my mouth. Even though Le Beurre Bordier is labeled as semi-salted, you get a great amount of salt in it. I could eat this butter by itself, with no bread or anything; it was that good.

I checked out a Reddit thread titled “Is Bordier Butter worth it?” and the reviews were slightly divided. Most, if not all, of the comments saying it’s not worth it had to do with the price. I have to agree; I was shocked when the person checking me out said my total was a whopping $21.99 for a 125-gram brick. But after tasting it, I can honestly say that yes, it’s worth it. I might not buy it as my main, everyday butter, but as an occasional splurge it’s very satisfying. One person in the Reddit thread wrote, “In short, yes. It’s that good. Just got back from Paris 2 weeks ago with 10 bricks of Bordier butter in my bags.”

I’m lucky that I don’t have to go to France for this butter, but I wouldn’t mind getting it straight from the source.

Buy: Maison Bordier Le Beurre Bordier Semi-Salted Butter, $27.50 for a 125-gram brick