Unfamiliar…

Back in February, we had run out of butter so I went to one of our neighbourhood shops to buy. Unfortunately, there was none available at the first one so I went to the other shop but they only had the canned ones, Golden Churn, no less, at RM26.00 a can.

The other day, I saw that again, there was no butter in the house so off I went to the former and yes, they had a lot of stock, different brands. I think most probably because of the pandemic and the lockdown, these people are facing a problem getting fresh supplies and they will only be available when they do come, like not too long ago, I could only manage to buy cooking oil (Knife) in small bottles, take it or leave it – we usually used Neptune but they did not have that and of course, we always run out of Bovril, always out of stock and at one time, those clams in soya sauce too.

Well, there were all kinds of brands available that day. I checked their Golden Churn, brick and if I was not mistaken, it had gone up in price so I looked at the other brands. There was this unfamiliar one, one that I had never seen before…

…a product of New Zealand, selling for only RM9.80. When it comes to imported “real” butter, anything under RM10.00 can be considered a steal so I bought two.

I tried it the other morning on my toasted Low GI bread…

…with my JIF peanut butter, creamy…

…and yes, it was good. If they maintain it at that price, I certainly would want to buy it again when we run out.

Talking about peanut butter, the other day, my friend, Rose, in Kuching blogged about how she and the children prefer Lady’s Choice, creamy while the hubby likes Jif, crunchy. I don’t think I’ve tried Lady’s Choice – all this while, I thought it was made in Malaysia. So far, I’ve only bought their mayonnaise. I like Tong Garden, made in China…

…but they only have it in small bottles at the shops. Maybe when my bottle of Jif runs out, I’ll try Lady’s Choice to see if it is any good.

Going back to the butter that day, I bought Westgold as well, also from New Zealand, selling for RM10.20 each, to keep in the fridge so I would not have to go out again all that soon to buy…if there is any stock available, that is.