Canada Customs

You should google the Canadian government website for the definitive answers to avoid any uncertainty.

Butter isn't allowed to be taken into Canada. Can't you buy butter in Canada?

Yes, Jennifer, we can buy butter in Canada, but the butter in France is so much better!

Thanks for your replies. I did see on the Customs rules that a carton of cigarettes must be stamped Canadian Customs, so I'm thinking I can't pack this Portuguese carton in my suitcase or it will be confiscated. As for the butter, yes there's butter in Canada, BUT, the butter in Portugal is Way tastier. Thanks guys

Didn't realise Canadian butter was so bad! Pity you can't take any in from the EU.

Now, Now. No one said Canadian butter is bad, only that butter from some European countries is better. I don't know whether it is still done at Fauchon's in Paris, but in the dairy section there was a huge mountain of butter and the dairy monsieur would lop a piece off for you, with what looked like a big cleaver. Then he would carefully wrap it for you. Cost the earth and worth every euro cent. In some upmarket stores here in Montreal you can buy butter from Normandy, so it does have a reputation.

Butter will vary in flavor, color, etc based on factors such as the breed of cow, what the cow eats, time of year, length of pasteurization, whether the cow was treated with BST/rGBH to increase milk production (very common in large scale US dairy), how many cows' milk is commingled before making the butter, etc.

Butter from large scale operations can be less flavorful because farmers will choose a breed that is known for prodigious milk output instead of fat content and quality, and because milk from hundreds/thousands of cows is combined, diluting the effects that diet and location have on an individual cow's milk.

Hi again:
Just fyi, the butter is NOT Bad in Canada, But it's VERY Expensive and that is why I was hoping to bring some back from Portugal. It is 1.19Euros for a block of Butter, so wouldn't you want to bring butter back for that Price? I won't be buying Butter in Canada and never have but sure had my Fill here!! OH and fyi, yes it is way tastier as it Melts in your Mouth!