When David Salazar leaves the Canadian National Exhibition, his hands are incredibly moisturized and his whole body smells like butter.

“Your arms, your body is glistening,” said Salazar.

“Everything you eat, everything you handle, you can feel the butter on it.”

Salazar is the lead artist at this year’s butter sculpture exhibit at the CNE. So far he’s made a butter version of a High Park capybara and the infamous Ikea monkey â€” and he’s collaborating on a buttery Justin Trudeau cuddling two baby pandas.

Salazar crafts his high-calorie creations behind a glass screen in a refrigerated box, while fairgoers gawk and take photos.

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