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