White Samna

Some regions, such as in Menoufeya and Sharqeya, take particular pride in their 100% buffalo buttedsamna which they call white butter. The production of white butter, especially in Menoufeya, is clustered.

The uniqueness of the white butter in this region resides in the high quality of the animal feed of the buffaloes which results in a higher qualitymilk and butter. The special knowledge to processing this type of butter is transmitted from one generation to another.