Comments on: The “Fabled” Bruun Butter and a Modern Substitute…

By: Bob Couttie

Bob Couttie — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:42:58 +0000

Is it my imagination or has the taste of Magnolia and Anchor butters changed recently?

By: Nando

Nando — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:05:06 +0000

Bruun in the gold can was our “special” butter when we were growing up in the late 60s and early 70s. Mom had us spread it on hot pandesal with Marca Piña Queso de Bola or the fabulous “Mabuti” sardines; or Hok Sio Chinese Ham; and I have to tell you the taste of Bruun left the eater wanting for more! Yes, I miss Bruun very much but Queensland canned butter does the job when I do have the cravings. Otherwise, it’s good ‘ole dependable Anchor for me.

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:27:19 +0000

where this in Makati?

By: Patty Cakes

Patty Cakes — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:16:00 +0000

brun butter is available anywhere you find your local asian market. Or you can order from me. I can send anywhere in California

By: Lenni L.

Lenni L. — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:39:25 +0000

OMG…finally I have found someone who’s in search of the enigmatic Brunn Butter! A few years back, I had a craving for Brunn Butter Cake—one that brings me back memories of Mommy’s baking and my childhood. Yes, I vividly remember the distinct flavor or “scent” of Brunn Butter and its containment in a can. I still have my Mom’s recipe, but could not find that special butte anywhere else. I tried searching on the internet, but to no avail. There is something about the aroma of Brunn Butter cake after it’s taken out of the oven. Plus the flavor of it somehow makes it a notch higher than any Butter Cake. I wish, they could churn more of that butter again—if only to capture one’s sweet tooth memory. Thanks for sharing this blog—now it makes me feel that I’m not the only one intrigued by a mysterious butter.

By: eddy

eddy — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:17:06 +0000

Hey I do have a can of BRUUN BUTTER how do I post an image.

By: Guia Yonzon

Guia Yonzon — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:50:00 +0000

I have been searching for Brun butter for a long time. Last time I bought a can was in the 80s, at Hi Top Supermarket at the corner of Quezon Avenue and Sgt Esguerra (formerly Bohol Ave.).

I grew up on this butter, with my grandfather always having a can to go with the “bonete” he bought at the old Vienna Bakery in Echague (now Palanca St.) in Quiapo. I have also heard him talk of great ensaymada made with Brun. I tried making Brun ensaymada, but failed. They tasted heavenly, but was hard like a hard dinner roll. Hehe, not the Brun butter’s fault but my bad baking skills.

Nostalgia may be clouding my memory, but no other butter I have tasted since that last can I bought in Hi Top come close to it. The nearest was a little can of butter from France that my sister and I came across, strangely, in an Asian store in Michigan 5 years ago. It was what they call pure creamery butter. The Vietnamese immigrants were the buyers of that butter, apparently also having grown up on it.

It is interesting that Brun butter turns out to be Danish butter. Because of all the imported butters available now, my favorite is Lurpak Danish butter.

By: peewee

peewee — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:05:54 +0000

my mother is an excellent cook and has been searching for THE brunn butter for years. the butter cake made from this tastes and smells absolutely heavenly! my mom got the recipe when she attended french culinary school. wish i could find brunn butter these days as it brings back good memories of childhood in the sixties. last time i saw one was the early 80’s at the chilled section of the now-gone rustan’s supermarket in cubao.

By: monek

monek — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:10:17 +0000

Agree with JE. There is a real Brun butter in can which come in a gold/brown can. It taste better than Queensland, far better. Tasted this several years back, bought at Unimart.

By: Marketfan

Marketfan — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:27:33 +0000

Hi MM,
Just last Sunday, I also found Golden Churn butter from Australia at Bulla in Ash Creek Greenhills (they also sell Dippin’ Dots ice cream). The butter also comes in cans and a 325 g pack costs P150. Just as good or even better than Queensland.
Marketfan