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Hannah Kirkbride's avatar

So my take is, it’s the spread is creamy/ rich/ fatty (and by fatty I didn’t mean fattening but maybe I subconsciously am also influenced by diet culture) then you don’t need butter as there would be too much richness. So peanut butter, Nutella, phillidelphia, all a big no for butter in my book. But things like jam, marmalade, marmite all a big yes because the butter really compliments them as their sharper / less creamy.

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Henry Ellis's avatar

Jonny is right.

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Jo Fisher's avatar

I read this while eating a peanut butter sandwich (with butter) - following a breakfast of chocolate spread on crumpets (also with butter). So you know where I stand!

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Miriam Glover's avatar

Butter can go on bread, below a spread eg in a sandwich such as peanut butter and banana or pate, but never on such delicacies as pate on toast or peanut butter.... that's just wrong!!

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Anne Brundell's avatar

People have butter with spreads?! This is a revelation and not a positive one! Butter does not go underneath anything that is a spread (including jam), anyone who says otherwise is a savage!!!

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