Margarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margarine (i / ˈ m ɑːr dʒ ᵊ r n / or /-ɡ ər-, ˈ m ɑːr dʒ ər iː n, -ˈ r iː n /) 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 Napoleo...