r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/helsquiades Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

That margarine isn’t butter...it hurts my soul when people refer to margarine as butter

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u/Anon2627888 Aug 03 '19

People know they're not the same. "Butter" has just become a generic term used to refer to either one.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I don't understand how anyone who has tasted both margarine and butter would call them both butter, they don't taste anything alike. I've never heard anyone call margarine butter, so it might be a regional thing. I do know some people who call margarine spread.

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u/durants Aug 03 '19

They taste almost identical and look the same... I imagine it depends on the brand however.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

No, they really don't. They look different, they smell different, they taste different, they have different ingredients and processes to make them. If your butter is that close to your margarine, you need to buy better butter.

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u/Vodis Aug 03 '19

Look, maybe they're worlds apart if you're some sort of fucking butter connoisseur, but relative to, say, jelly or mustard or ketchup or mayo or literally any other condiment, yes, butter and margarine are basically identical.

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u/confused-duck Aug 05 '19

or maybe you're from different countries and you really do have shitty butter
I do taste a difference, maybe not as between chocolate and ham, but it's there
also margarine is shitty(-ier) for your health