Margerine

Margarine

Margarine in a tub
Alternative names	Oleo, oleomargarine
Type	Spread
Place of origin	France
Created by	Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
Main ingredients	Vegetable oils

Margarine (ⁱ/ˈmɑːrdʒrᵻn/ or /-dʒər-, -ɡər-, ˈmɑːrdʒəriːn, -ˈriːn/) is an imitation butter spread used for spreading, baking, and cooking. Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès created it in France, in 1869. He was responding to a challenge by Emperor Napoleon III to create a butter substitute for the armed forces and lower classes. It was later named margarine.