Ómós Digest #51: Butter. Spread the love

From the Irish bogs to becoming the best spread in the world.

In Danish, tandsmør literally means “tooth butter” - a term that rather unambiguously  refers to butter spread so thickly that it reveals tooth marks. The fact this word even exists shines light on the reverence placed on butter in Denmark. It is no wonder that when the Vikings plundered and pillaged the pasture laiden lands of Ireland, we deceptively h…