If there is any product that is usually a staple of the weekly grocery shop, it's going to be a simple pack of butter. However, if you're a fan of Lurpak, then that may be about to change.
The Danish owned butter brand has been a fan favourite for many generations, but they have recently made headlines for their 'eye-watering' price hikes. Shoppers across the country have been left outraged as they have spotted increased prices on tubs of Lurpak butter in their local supermarket.
Taking to social media, some shoppers have found that 500g tubs have been selling for around £5, with one supermarket asking for a staggering £9 for a 1kg tub.
With the cost of living crisis sending prices soaring across the board, many households will be wondering if they should switch to a non-branded pack of butter to help reduce their spending.
But, can anything beat the infamously spreadable and creamy Lurpak? Well, that's what one reporter from WalesOnline set out to find out. Comparing the iconic brand to versions purchased from Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons, here is how the taste test went.
Lurpak
Starting with the favourite, Lurpak has been a consistent staple in my fridge.
In order to properly test each of these brands I cut a quarter piece of toast, applied a healthy spread of butter and got tasting.
Of course, Lurpak didn't disappoint. Easy to spread, melted to perfection on the warm toast, and tasted as it has for years, satisfyingly savoury, tasting just as butter should.
The price did not taste as good however, as at £3.65 it is the most expensive of our spreads, but it is to be expected from a household brand.
The quality of the butter does match the price in my opinion, but what are the others like?
Nordpak - Aldi
Aldi has got itself in trouble in recent years for its imitations of brands, most notably of M&S's Colin the Caterpillar.
And Nordpak also looks incredibly similar to its competitor, especially in terms of colour scheme.
Taste-wise, it tastes like butter, not quite as strong as Lurpak tastes, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The savoury spread complimented the toast, rather than overpowering it, something I wouldn't have noticed about Lurpak if I hadn't tasted it first.
It was, however, the hardest to spread out of all the butters, with the knife dragging on the bread. This did leave me with quite a thick glob of butter, but as it melted, this issue was easily rectified.
The price was much more reasonable, costing £1.99 for a 500g tub. When compared to the brand, it seems a sensible swap to make, with a saving of over £1.50.
Danpak - Lidl
I have vary rarely shopped in Lidl - as a student we had an Aldi or a Morrisons to shop at - so I had no clue what to expect from Aldi's main competitor.
This butter was the cheapest of the lot, coming in at £1.89. Like Aldi's Nordpak, Danpak looks very similar to the brand.
Sadly for me, the taste was unremarkable, you could tell it was butter, but it didn't have the same stand-out savoury flavour that the two previous butters did.
Whilst it did spread and melt with ease, I would rather pay the extra 10p for Aldi's Nordpak.
Spreadable - Morrisons
I mentioned earlier that I struggled to spot spreadable, as like our other butters, it looks very similar
Of the three, this one was the sweetest. The rest specified that they were slightly salted, so that explains why it tasted as sweet as it did in comparison.
It still tasted like butter however, and it spread and melted like a dream.
At £2.20 for 500g, it is the second most expensive, but still over £1 cheaper than Lurpak.
The verdict.
This is easy for me, I would swap to Nordpak in a heartbeat. Nordpak almost exactly matches the quality provided by the leading brand with a smaller price tag too.
An exact saving of £1.66 is not to be sniffed at.
Whilst Lidl's Danpak was the cheapest, the flavour of Nordpak was superior, and whilst Morrison's Spreadable was nice, at 21p more, it makes sense to buy from Aldi.
Nordpak will definitely be going in my basket from now on.
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