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Charmaine Mok

Why making butter while you run has got social media churning with excitement

Churning and burning at the same time has gone viral on social media, even if it might not work so well in hot and humid Hong Kong

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Content creator Libby Claire went viral for her video showing how to churn butter in a running vest while tackling a trail. Photo: Instagram/lib_claire
Charmaine Mok is the Deputy Culture Editor at SCMP and the desk's food and wine specialist.

Some people run for endorphins, others to lose weight. Now, add making and enjoying your own artisanal butter to the list of things you could benefit from after running a good few kilometres.

Confused? Recently, social media has been churning with excitement over the age-old technique of butter-making, with a sporty twist.

People have been storing double-bagged portions of double cream in their running vests, and somewhere between warming up and struggling through their last hundred metres, they have found they suddenly have bags full of butter and buttermilk.

This is down to the repetitive jiggling motion that agitates the cream in the bag, leading to the fat globules and liquids eventually separating.

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