On May 3, visitors to the Tasteatlas website voted for the 100 best butters in the world. The website selects the best types of butter, the best butter producers, the best butters, the best butter database, and presents a map of butters.

The Tasteatlas website ranks Azorean butter in 6th place among the best types of butter in the world and considers Nova Açores Gourmet the best butter in the Azores. According to the website, Azorean butter is recognized for its high quality and unique flavor, the result of the unique environment of the Azores.” It adds that the Azores “are known for their green pastures and ideal climate for milk production.” It considers that Azores cows graze “on rich and diverse pastures, which contributes to the unique flavor and quality of the milk they produce.” A butter that has a rich and creamy flavor, with a slight salty touch.

The best type of butter is Irish

According to the website, the best type of butter in the world is ‘Irish’, from Ireland. It is followed by ‘d’Isigny’, from the Insigny-Sur-Mer region of France, and ‘Trabzon’, from the Trabzon region of Turkey.

The fourth-best type of butter in the world is ‘Ghee’ from India, and the fifth-best type is ‘Charentes-Poitou’ from the Charence region of France.

Among the 10 best types of butter, in 7th place is ‘d’Ardene’ from Walloma, Belgium; in 8th place is ‘Soria’ butter from the province of Soria, Spain; in 9th place is ‘Manteiga de Garrafa’ from the Northeast region of Brazil; and in 10th place is ‘Galpis’ butter.

Lactaçores ranks 16th among the world’s top 100 butter producers. Lactaçores is considered by the website to be “a cheese factory based in Portugal, specializing in the production of dairy products, including various types of cheese.”

According to the Tasteatlas website, Lactaçores is considered a “cooperative” that “prioritizes the use of traditional Portuguese methods and local ingredients, ensuring the authenticity and quality of its products.”

TasteAtlas’ gastronomic rankings are based on TasteAtlas audience ratings, with a series of mechanisms that “recognize real users and ignore ratings from bots, nationalists, or local patriots, further valuing ratings from users that the system recognizes as knowledgeable.”

According to the website, TasteAtlas rankings ”should not be seen as the final global conclusion on gastronomy. Its aim is to promote excellent local food, inspire pride in traditional dishes, and spark curiosity about dishes that consumers have not yet tried.”

What is TasteAtlas?

TasteAtlas is an online experiential travel guide for traditional food that brings together “authentic” recipes, reviews from food critics, and research articles on popular ingredients and dishes. Describing itself as “a global atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants,” it features an interactive global food map with icons of dishes displayed in their respective regions. It reportedly contains nearly 10,000 dishes, drinks, ingredients, and 9,000 restaurants.

In Correio dos Açores – Natalino Viveiros, director

Translated to English as a community outreach program from the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute (PBBI) and the Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department (MCLL) as part of Bruma Publication and ADMA (Azores-Diaspora Media Alliance) at California State University, Fresno, PBBI thanks Luso Financial for sponsoring NOVIDADES.