Yayla Unsalted Traditional Butter – 250 g

Good cooking often starts with good butter, and this 250g block of Yayla unsalted butter is made in the traditional farm style for a rich, creamy taste. Without added salt, it lets the natural flavour of the cream come through, which makes it just as good spread on warm bread as it is melted into pilaf, pastry or a classic Turkish sauce.

Inspired by Village Dairies

In Turkey, many families still remember the butter their grandparents churned at home or bought from village markets: pale yellow, fragrant and full of flavour. Yayla's çiftlik range is inspired by that tradition. This farm butter has a smooth, creamy body and a clean dairy taste, without the slightly bland finish of some mass-produced blocks.

The Turkish word for butter is tereyağı, and it plays a central role in the country's cooking. From the sizzling butter poured over mantı and kebabs to the golden layers of baklava and börek, it is behind many of the flavours people love most about Turkish food.

Why Choose Unsalted?

Unsalted butter gives you complete control over seasoning. That matters in desserts, where even a small amount of salt can change the balance, and in savoury dishes where you are adding salty ingredients such as cheese, sucuk or stock. Most pastry chefs prefer it for exactly this reason, and it is the go-to baking butter for cakes, biscuits, shortbread and laminated doughs. Bakers who follow Turkish recipes closely often find that unsalted butter gives results that taste much closer to what they remember from home.

• Traditional farm-style butter with a rich, creamy taste
• No added salt, so you control the seasoning
• Ideal for baking, pastry and Turkish desserts
• Handy 250g block

Ways to Use Unsalted Butter in Turkish Cooking

Rice and Bulgur Pilaf

Start a pilaf by melting a generous knob of butter, toasting a handful of orzo until golden, then adding rinsed rice or bulgur. The butter coats every grain and gives the finished dish its glossy shine and nutty aroma.

Sizzling Butter Sauce

Melt butter with a spoonful of red pepper flakes or paprika until it foams and turns bright red, then pour it over mantı, yoghurt-topped kebabs, çılbır eggs or lentil soup. It is one of the simplest ways to make a dish taste properly Turkish.

Pastries and Desserts

Brush melted butter between sheets of yufka for börek and baklava, or use it in semolina helva, şekerpare and homemade cookies.

At the Breakfast Table

Spread on fresh simit or somun bread and top with honey or jam, or pair with kaymak for a rich weekend treat. A small dish of soft butter beside the cheese and olives is a familiar sight at Turkish breakfasts.

Storage

Keep refrigerated and use by the date on the pack. For easy spreading, take it out of the fridge a little before serving. Butter can also be frozen for later use. Contains milk.

Order Online From Robin Food

Robin Food delivers Turkish dairy across the UK, with same-day delivery available in many London areas. Put your butter to good use with our baldo rice, baklava pastry sheets and Kayseri mantı.