American butter mostly tastes like salt and hardened milkfat … which is pretty ho-hum. I suspect most Americans use butter for the salinity rather than the fla

American butter mostly tastes like salt and hardened milkfat … which is pretty ho-hum. I suspect most Americans use butter for the salinity rather than the flavor. I further suspect that people butter their grilled cheese not for flavor, but for crisping the bread and building a barrier against the grease released by the melting cheese.