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Here's why Irish butter is simply superior to the rest of the world's

Give us real butter or give us death.

Sep 22nd 2016, 9:49 AM 21,658 Views 11 Comments

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT Irish butter is the best butter in the world.

PastedImage-63464 Source: Kerrygold

It’s just fact.

But why is it so important?

1. Because the stuff abroad is muck

Many American butters have coloring and "Natural Flavoring"- this Irish butter has neither. Guesses which is which? pic.twitter.com/UjJmzJI8
— Nathan Lyon (@chefnathanlyon) August 29, 2012

Source: Nathan Lyon/Twitter

Someone in my house bought Irish butter. I'm in heaven. Fuck American butter that shit is for the biirdds.
— Luke (@FRESHNKRISPY) March 31, 2013

Source: Luke/Twitter

2. You just can’t beat a block of Kerrygold

3. Smothered on toast, with a freshly boiled egg

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4. The yellower the stick of butter, the better quality

5. It’s so good, even celebrities are obsessed with it

Chrissy Teigen and Kourtney Kardashian are big fans.

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6. Americans have started putting it in their COFFEE

If you needed more proof Irish butter is taking over, this is it.

7. We will accept no substitutes

8. Look at this buttery goodness

Source: Wordpress, mscicolone

9. Kerrygold on toasted Brennans batch bread is basically an Irish delicacy

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10. We’d probably eat it on its own if we could

This breakfast toast is good and all, but let’s be honest: it’s mostly a vector for Kerrygold butter.
— Serenity Caldwell (@settern) December 17, 2014

Source: Serenity Caldwell/Twitter

11. Irish butter or no butter, accept no substitutes abroad

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Here's why Irish butter is simply superior to the rest of the world's