28 Items Tagged

Butter

Gothenburg, Sweden

Pellerin’s Margarine Factory

This factory dominated the Swedish market, and is now a historic site.

Podcast: Butter Sculptures

These works of art are butter than you think.

The Podcast Team May 11, 2023

Gerry Kulzer works on sculpting Princess Kay winner Rachel Rynda.

How a Big Block of Butter Becomes a Masterpiece

Inside the centuries-old art of transforming butter into dragons, cows, and princesses.

Sam O'Brien September 12, 2022

Melkfabriek de Hoop

Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands

Melkfabriek de Hoop

This building once stood at the center of a butter war.

Pumpple Cake

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.

Semenkovo, Russia

Vologda Butter Museum

Slather on the history at an exhibition dedicated to this Russian luxury.

Talk about a moo-oon landing!

In This Moon Landing, Everything Is Made of Butter

A creamy new sculpture at the Ohio State Fair honors the Apollo 11 crew.

Sabrina Imbler July 29, 2019

Art Deco butter churn sculpture

Raleigh, North Carolina

Pine State Creamery Butter Churn

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

Jersey Black Butter

Once a year, communities on the tiny island gather to preserve the art of making licorice-flavored apple butter.

Vologda Butter

This regional Russian delicacy once called itself Parisian.

Butter?

How Much of Ireland’s ‘Bog Butter’ Is Actually Buttery?

The chunks look and smell like rancid dairy, so scientists set out to confirm it.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 15, 2019

Butter Molds

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

Butter Cows

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

Lancashire Butter Pie

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.

Butter Lamps

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.

Karelian Pie

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

Harðfiskur

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.