We've got an olive tree on our patio. Production last year was 50% up on the previous year...ie, 3 olives instead of 2.
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[Food] MIDDLE CLASS THREAD ALERT! EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL! WTF???
- Thread starter GJN1
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Would this be cheap unhealthy bread or artisanal and expensive bread?
Rodney Thomas
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Yup, no self respecting Grandma here would use anything less than EVOO for ALL dishes.
Same in Spain, Italy and no doubt all other Mediterranean countries.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
I find my cooking goes best with this.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
You’ve got to start somewhere.
Crostini or Forcachii
Crostini, focaccia or Morrisons saver range bread.
Nothing else will do.
tedebear
Legal Alien
A litre of olive oil for £1.99?? I'd hate to think what is actually in that, or which small farming family has been screwed to the wall to produce it...
maresfield seagull
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- May 23, 2006
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Saw something recently that alluded to the fact
there’s not enough olive tree s to produce the amount of oil on the shelves ! And that a lot of it is mixed with other oils diluting the purity Would I be correct in saying genuine olive tends to solidify in the fridge Where as the other stuff stays fluid ?
there’s not enough olive tree s to produce the amount of oil on the shelves ! And that a lot of it is mixed with other oils diluting the purity Would I be correct in saying genuine olive tends to solidify in the fridge Where as the other stuff stays fluid ?
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I have a soft spot for a good tache myself
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AstroSloth
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Well yeah, you use olive oil for cooking and extra virgin for dressing.
No.
Who puts olive oil in the fridge? And why?
Diesel waxes when it gets cold . . . Just saying.
It's definitely true that olive oil solidifies and others stay liquid (eg. rapeseed oil)
Good call . . . I use Olives oils for dressing, sometimes Lithium grease . . . . Depends on the outfit/gig
maresfield seagull
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- May 23, 2006
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Think it was more that the ones that didn't solidify had additives preventing it happening Apparently a good starting point in identifying faux EVOO
but IDK for certain Although the diesel comparison does make me wonder
Unai Emery uses it as a hair styler.
Left over salad dressing.
nicko31
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Only ever use it for dressings, never for cooking as it was a low smoke temp. Better to use light olive oil, cheaper too!!