burro composito

/BOO-roh kohm-poh-SEE-toh/
[Italian] plural burri compositi

Compound butters. Made from softened butter mixed with aromatics or herbs or with a flavour complimentary to the central dish with which they will be served. This might, for example, mean mixing butter with garlic or tarragon, or with an essence derived from crayfish or lobster. Sometimes the butter is heated. Burri is also a creamy cheese.

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