This celebration season, we take a step ahead showing you more ways to make your dinner table stand out. When planning of starters and salads, we encourage you to try our suggestion with chickpeas, that gives a new turn on this legumes and they are ...
Panzanella recipe
Panzanella or panmolle is a Tuscan chopped salad of soaked stale bread, onions and tomatoes that is popular in the summer. It often includes cucumbers, sometimes basil and is dressed with olive oil and vinegar. Ingredients Metric ...
Bruschetta with tomatoes, mozzarella and olives recipe
The Italians usually serve bruschetta as a starter before the meat is cooked, and no sooner is a plate of it put in the centre of the table than it magically disappears and there's always a requests for more. It is ideal for large groups of ...
Greece Pledges €126M Aid to Olive Oil Producers for Pandemic-Related Losses
The Greek Ministry of Agriculture pledged approximately €126 million ($148 million) of combined Greek and European Union funds for the country’s olive oil producers as an emergency measure to counterbalance financial losses incurred by the COVID-19 ...
Italy Provides €140M in Loans to Producer Groups to Buy Olive Oil, Table Olives
The Italian government has announced a new financial aid package aimed at supporting olive growers and oil producers through the 2020 harvest. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has made €140 million ($166 million) of guarante ...
Roast monkfish with olives and capers recipe
I absolutely adore monkfish (it’s a very ugly fish but totally delicious). In this super-quick and easy recipe the monkfish is nicely filling and the sauce lovely and light. Ingredients Metric Cups Imperial 4 175g m ...
Lamb and tapenade recipe
Lamb and olive is a fantastic combination that's only improved by the anchovies and capers. Heston says: "Lamb and olives are a classic Provençale combination and this is an easy way to pair the two flavours." Tip: Store any leftover tape ...
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GREEK OLIVES
The name "Greek olives" is most often associated with Kalamata black olives. However, there are several different types of olives that are famously cultivated in Greece. You may not be able to find all of the varieties outside of the Mediterrane ...
Greeks respond to new american tariffs on European goods
Spanish olive oil and olives are on the list of European goods subject to new American tariffs, but Greek olive oil and olives are not. Many Greeks in this sector are relieved, but what does this really mean for them? There is hope that it will enab ...
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 ...