Comments on: Learning to Love Olive Oil http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/11/learning-to-love-olive-oil/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Sat, 18 May 2013 18:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: J.Ferrara http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/11/learning-to-love-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-16296 J.Ferrara Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:28:03 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3823#comment-16296 Interesting !! Interesting !!

]]> By: Hypatia http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/11/learning-to-love-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-16293 Hypatia Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:50:50 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3823#comment-16293 I have not purchased Italian olive oil since the scandal of a few years ago when it was revealed that oil sold as "estate bottled"from one producer was actually a mixture of 'n' different oils. I have heard that GREEK oil is the most authentic, but does not have a large market share because the Greeks are not good at promoting their product. **** If anyone knows whether this is the case, please post.**** Meantime, I bought a bottle of TJ's Greek olive oil, but have yet to taste it as I'm just finishing up another oil. Last, if you have a farmers' market in your community (we in Santa Monica CA have four!), you might try one of the locally-produced "extra-virgin" (stupid term) olive oils. I have not purchased Italian olive oil since the scandal of a few years ago when it was revealed that oil sold as “estate bottled”from one producer was actually a mixture of ‘n’ different oils.

I have heard that GREEK oil is the most authentic, but does not have a large market share because the Greeks are not good at promoting their product. **** If anyone knows whether this is the case, please post.**** Meantime, I bought a bottle of TJ’s Greek olive oil, but have yet to taste it as I’m just finishing up another oil.

Last, if you have a farmers’ market in your community (we in Santa Monica CA have four!), you might try one of the locally-produced “extra-virgin” (stupid term) olive oils.

]]> By: 25 Holiday Gift Ideas For Foodies, Cooks and Sustainable Eaters | Food & Think http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/11/learning-to-love-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 25 Holiday Gift Ideas For Foodies, Cooks and Sustainable Eaters | Food & Think Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:57:18 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3823#comment-1319 [...] Do they love olive oil? Give them something tasty to look forward to from their own “adopted” olive tree in [...] [...] Do they love olive oil? Give them something tasty to look forward to from their own “adopted” olive tree in [...]

]]> By: MC http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/11/learning-to-love-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 MC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:34:57 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3823#comment-1307 Very interesting post! I have been looking for years for a decent yet tasty extra-virgin olive oil that wouldn't be outrageously expensive and I discovered last summer that Trader Joe's carried one that fit the bill, from my point of view. Do you know it? It is called simply TJ's Extra Virgin Olive Oil and it comes from Italy, although it is bottled in the US. Since it doesn't have a more specific name, the way I recognize it is that it is sold with a silver plastic dispenser top attached to the bottle. If you have a TJ's near you, maybe you could give it a try and see if you like it. Very interesting post! I have been looking for years for a decent yet tasty extra-virgin olive oil that wouldn’t be outrageously expensive and I discovered last summer that Trader Joe’s carried one that fit the bill, from my point of view. Do you know it? It is called simply TJ’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil and it comes from Italy, although it is bottled in the US. Since it doesn’t have a more specific name, the way I recognize it is that it is sold with a silver plastic dispenser top attached to the bottle. If you have a TJ’s near you, maybe you could give it a try and see if you like it.

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