Butter or chicken?

[Somewhatfoolish]

Been discussing this with some of my fellow amateur cooking friends and I have a very perverted and evil poll - imagine that an evil genie gives you the option of either making butter illegal or chicken illegal. You have to pick one. Which do you pick and why?

I pick making chicken illegal because ultimately I can substitute turkey for most stuff. But I can't spread chicken on crumpets. I seem to be in the minority though.

To be clear this doesn't make eggs illegal.

[jimmyjimjim]

Butter. Because I can make my own butter from milk very easily without anyone else being aware. I can't say the same about making my own chicken.

I don't think your fictional butter police are going to catch me.

[jonsp]

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

[Digger]

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

[Jamescrs]

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

I voted ban butter on the assumption you can keep substitutes if the OP states Turkey is still allowed without chicken.

[Forester1965]

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

We should cover off all the alternatives rather than churn through them one by one.

[thebraketester]

jimmyjimjim said:

Butter. Because I can make my own butter from milk very easily without anyone else being aware. I can't say the same about making my own chicken.

I don't think your fictional butter police are going to catch me.

Chicken, because I can grow my own chicken from a fertilised egg.

[Bill]

It's a no brainer. Chicken because you need to work to make it tasty whereas butter improves almost everything* it touches.



*Not that I can think of anything at the moment...

[theplayingmantis]

2am on a sunday?!

oh my

[Gary C]

Forester1965 said:

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

We should cover off all the alternatives rather than churn through them one by one.

Oh come on !

That's just a pat answer

[Kateg28]

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

This is genius answer

[PhilAsia]

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

Ghee, it's a tough crowd..!

[Mobile Chicane]

I can live without chicken.

Alternatives to butter are mostly fowl.

[dickymint]

Kateg28 said:

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

This is genius answer

Ghee wizz

[havoc]

Bill said:

It's a no brainer. Chicken because you need to work to make it tasty whereas butter improves almost everything* it touches.

*Not that I can think of anything at the moment...

This.

I've got more seriously into cooking, and more importantly into baking (where everything is definitely easier with butter than with a substitute) over the last few years...and butter is now a frequent go-to for all sorts of things.


A few of my more frequent uses (although knowing you lot someone will tell me I'm doing it wrong ):-
- garlic prawns - add butter to the frying oil, or just fry in butter to start with - beautiful caramelisation. Ditto scallops. And asparagus.
- steaks - baste at the end / add a little knob on top
- roasting poultry or game - baste in butter + juices
- pasta - toss it briefly in a little butter, although a good olive oil also works there
- for those who want something on their potatoes (jacket or new), butter is definitely better than the alternatives

[Gary C]

dickymint said:

Kateg28 said:

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

This is genius answer

Ghee wizz

Its the use of Margarine that should be banned, that sort of thing spreads too easily if we don't.

[Forester1965]

True, though I think it gets too much coverage.

[thebraketester]

Gary C said:

dickymint said:

Kateg28 said:

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

This is genius answer

Ghee wizz

Its the use of Margarine that should be banned, that sort of thing spreads too easily if we don't.

This is going whey too far....

[Gary C]

thebraketester said:

Gary C said:

dickymint said:

Kateg28 said:

Digger said:

jonsp said:

But if you banned butter could you keep those butter substitutes like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?

Yeah this needs clarifying . . .

This is genius answer

Ghee wizz

Its the use of Margarine that should be banned, that sort of thing spreads too easily if we don't.

This is going whey too far....

I suppose you think its a slippery slope ?

Edited by Gary C on Wednesday 11th December 17:19

[lancslad58]

How do you make Indian Butter chicken with one missing?