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Détournement de la tapenade qui va quitter les toasts de l’apéritif pour envelopper un lapin tendre et parfumer ainsi délicatement sa chair.

A boutique olive oil is the latest New Zealand product to be singled out in Britain as environmentally unfriendly because of the so-called food miles, or amount of fuel it takes to get it to market. Hawke’s Bay olive producers The Village Press is listed today in Britain’s Guardian newspaper as one of ten eco-crimes [...]

Les olives peuvent être consommées à l’apéritif, utilisées en guise d’assaisonnement ou de marinade ou encore intégrées à des recettes diverses. Reste que la majeure partie de la récolte est destinée à la fabrication d’huile d’olive. D’une manière générale, l’huile d’olive convient pour tous les types d’utilisations culinaires : assaisonnement, cuisson, fritures plates et profondes. [...]

By Lydia Jensen, Apart from producing wines, farms also produce limited amounts of olive oil and olive products for their own consumption and for sale only at their own shops. Olives products from these farms are not marketed globally. I found this an interesting and educational diversion. Our guide told us that once the olives [...]

Par Suzanne BAAKLINI, « Couleur jaune avec reflet vert, nez intense et net, type végétal marqué, caractère dynamique et bon équilibre… » C’est par de pareilles remarques qui rappellent celles réservées à la description des vins que des experts français, ayant participé à une dégustation aveugle d’huiles d’olives libanaises et françaises, ont décrit l’huile de [...]

By Riccarda Burley, BORDER olive oil producer Gooramadda Olives has won one of the most coveted industry awards of the year, the Carol L’Heureux Award for Best Oil, at the 10th National Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards. Proprietors Kathy and Jos Weemaes, who have been producing oil since 2001, also took out the first [...]

Fisher nuts has rolled out a line of seven new snack mixes featuring nuts mixed with everything from wasabi peas to banana chips. We tried the Martini Mix, which throws dried, sliced green olives in with a mixture of cashews, walnuts, almonds and peanuts. The mix would make a fun snack option for cocktail parties. [...]

Cook Well, Eat Well By Dana Carpender, It’s no secret that I’m unimpressed by low-fat diets. I don’t think they do a dang thing to improve health. Worse, they limit or rule out nutritious foods that happen to be high in fat. Among them is one of mankind’s oldest and greatest boons: the olive, both [...]

“A baked appetizer made of an olive wrapped in a scrumptious cheese mixture. It is an easy appetizer and always a favorite.” Original recipe yield: 7 servings PREP TIME 10 Min COOK TIME 15 Min READY IN 25 Min

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by Bernard Busutill, The olive oil sector is slowly increasing its popularity with Maltese farmers. According to the Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture and Fisheries, currently there are four officially recognised oil-producing firms, one of which is in Gozo. In 2004, Malta produced 10 tonnes of olive oil, while the production for 2005 was 22 tonnes, [...]

Australian ingenuity means olive scraps usually thrown out after oil-making could soon be saved and bottled as a therapeutic remedy for heart patients. Scientists at Charles Sturt University and the Heart Research Institute have discovered that the dregs of olive oil have anti-inflammatory benefits. The pulp contains over 100 antioxidants, several of which they believe [...]

“A fresh and simple way to spruce up the avocado.” Original recipe yield: 4 servings PREP TIME 15 Min READY IN 1 Hr INGREDIENTS * 2 tablespoons capers * 1 clove garlic, minced * 2 small limes, juiced * 2 tablespoons olive oil * 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar * 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese [...]

Nine payments worth €uros 2billion to olive oil producers in Spain, Greece and Italy last year were either inflated or wrong, according to the annual report of the European Court of Auditors, the EU spending watchdog. The auditors discovered two-thirds of the 95 EU-financed regional projects they examined contained “material errors”. These ranged from lack [...]

By Linda Masters, A very interesting press release arrived this week about olive oil from Spain. Although I cook with olive oil, I must admit I don’t know all there is to know about olive oil and its orgins. Here are some interesting facts: