I'm on my soap box today. I just completed a fascinating book about olive oil and all the fraud, globalization, deception, history and crime that has evolved from this little fruit. Certainly the book is scathing about ‘supermarket’ olive oil, which fills the shelves in a range of fancy labels, bottles and prices. These oils are often old, rancid and, according to Mueller and the University of Davis, 69% are not extra virgin or even olive oil at all . Even though we may find the taste acceptable, that’s probably because it has gone through so much refinement, deodorizing and false flavouring that it is no longer recognizable. The book also covers the history and power that this industry has but sadly it lacks any of the regulation that say the wine industry does. This book really opened my eyes to the underbelly of what is a seriously deceptive world.
So I did my research to find some excellent oils and I ran across the California Olive Oil Council which is a great place to start to find small producers of real, delicious, buttery, peppery oil. I ordered from Allure Estates and I can attest that it is the real thing.
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