Melted Cheese and Cornmeal
A warm cornmeal, butter and melting-cheese dish inspired by Trabzon cooking.
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Butter (salted)
This dairy butter contains added salt; our recipes specify when they call for it.
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Dairy butter with added salt. On this site, butter means unsalted butter unless a recipe explicitly specifies salted butter.
Types & forms
Salted butter
Contains added salt; check the label.
Unsalted butter · comparison
Allows the cook to control salt separately.
Spreads and clarified butter · comparison
Different water and fat proportions can alter cooking behavior.
What to look for when buying
- Buy butter, rather than a spread, when a recipe specifies butter.
- Check added salt and package size; do not infer salt content from color.
Prepare & cook
- Measure before melting when the recipe gives a solid weight.
- Watch the pan as the butter heats; reduce heat if milk solids darken faster than intended.
Store it well
- Keep wrapped and refrigerated according to the package instructions.
- Keep it covered to limit odor absorption; freeze well wrapped if the producer permits.
Substitutions depend on the dish
Unsalted butter
Use the same butter weight, then season the finished dish to taste. Do not add an assumed fixed salt correction.
Nutrition
Butter, salted [1]
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 717 kcal |
| Protein | 0.85 g |
| Total fat | 81.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 51.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.06 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g |
| Total sugars | 0.06 g |
| Sodium | 643 mg |
| Cholesterol | 215 mg |
| Calcium | 24 mg |
| Iron | 0.02 mg |
| Potassium | 24 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
Salted dairy butter. Salt levels vary by brand; not an analysis of the unspecified butter in every recipe. Values are rounded for readability; “not reported” does not mean zero. A “<” value is below the source’s measurement limit.
Nutrition values come from the reference source named above. They are published reference values, not our own measurements. Actual products and cooking methods may change the values.
At the Turkish table
Our kuymak recipe specifies unsalted butter; the recipe link is a comparison, not a claim that it uses salted butter. Salted butter contains added salt, and the amount varies by brand.
Cook with Butter (salted)