Cart is empty A slightly spicy bitter aftertaste usually accompanies a high quality extra virgin olive oil that we feel in the throat. This feeling is a result from a type of antioxidants called polyphenols. Polyphenols are one type of numerous health-pro ...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil-Absorbs Polyphenols From Veggies
Researchers from Spain and Brazil have found that cooking vegetables with extra virgin olive oil can improve the extractability of their polyphenols, increasing the amount of the compound that is absorbed by the oil. The study exam ...
MORIES SUPPORTS THE PRODUCERS AND THE LEGACY OF ARISTOTLE
Drawn by an interest in health benefits and sustainable production, professionals from fields like law, medicine, and label branding have been turning to Greek olive oil in order to support the producers in the new season. After deep research and ...
European Commission Will Allow Self-Storage
The European Commission will present its plan to begin allowing the private storage of olive oil in Spain “immediately,” ABC reports. Phil Hogan, the outgoing European commissioner of agriculture, made the announcement at a meeting of the Europea ...
Tens of Thousands Protest Olive Oil Prices in Madrid
PRECIOS JUSTOS PARA UN OLIVAR VIVO,” read one banner, which stretched across the entirety of a wide Madrid boulevard and took 16 men to carry. “Fair prices for a living olive grove.” MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of Spanish olive oil farme ...
Here’s how Italian Gorgonzola cheese is made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxCaQzLPmog The Gorgonzola industry is worth over $800 million. Almost 5 million wheels are produced each year, and production is confined to the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy, and there ...
Scientists Find Earliest Evidence of Olive Oil in Central Europe
Early Celts in the French region of Burgundy imported olive oil from the Mediterranean around 500 BCE, a new study shows. The find is the earliest evidence of olive oil use in Central Europe. Archaeologists studying early Celtic remains in&nb ...
11 of the Oldest Foods and Drinks Ever Discovered
In this day and age, the diverse array of products on supermarket shelves is often taken for granted. Travel back even further in time and it becomes difficult to imagine what the ancient Romans and Egyptians may have eaten. But archaeologi ...
OLIVE TREE IN THE GREEK HISTORY
The olive tree first appeared thousands of years ago in the Mediterranean basin, and from there it spread to all neighboring countries. It is believed that the collection of both edible and wild olives was practiced in the Aegean area ever since ...
THE SYMBOL OF PEACE AN OLIVE BRANCH
The olive branch has long been known as a symbol of victory, peace, and purity. It has been historically worn by brides, carried by doves and made into wreaths. But where does this symbol originally come from, and what has been its impact throu ...