Archive for February, 2007

28 Feb

Turkey: 2,300 years old olive oil factory discovered in Milas

An antique olive oil factory was discovered in the Milas village of Çakıralan in southwestern Turkey. Staff from Selçuk University initiated archeological digs after a search for coal uncovered tombs with adjacent chambers a short while ago, the Anatolia news agency reported. One of the archeologists working at the site, Tuncay Özdemir, said the first [...]

28 Feb

Olive oil good substitute for other fats

If you want to know:Is olive oil a good choice when selecting cooking oils? How can I substitute oil in a recipe that calls for butter or margarine? What is the best way to store olive oil? How much total fat is recommended per day? Here are the answers from Susan Krumm,

28 Feb

Huile d’olive et marchés à l’export

Le ministère de l’Industrie, de l’Energie et des PME organise le jeudi 5 Avril 2007, en collaboration avec le Centre technique de l’emballage et du conditionnement Packtec et la Fédération nationale de l’agroalimentaire, une journée d’information sur le thème : «Pour un meilleur positionnement de l’huile d’olive tunisienne sur les marchés à l’export». Cette journée [...]

28 Feb

Best olive oils are often hard to get, but Springs foodies soon have a chance

By Teresa J. Farney, Lauren Stuart is to Franco Lombardi’s olive oil what Johnny Appleseed was to apples. Last summer, the Colorado Springs cooking teacher took a culinary trip to Tuscany, met olive oil producer Lombardi, tasted the oil pressed from the olives grown on his land and began passionately spreading the word about his [...]

28 Feb

Australian olive oil makes inroads in American gourmet market

Just up from Down Under: Yellingbo Gold, an extra virgin olive oil made of olives grown in a single estate — the Three Bridges Olive Grove in Yellingbo, Victoria, Australia. Company owner Jeremy Meltzer was in town recently introducing the family olive oil, which is available at Times supermarkets and R. Field. He said the [...]

27 Feb

Art: Three Olives

The Martini is a cocktail traditionally made with gin and dry white vermouth, though in recent years substituting vodka for gin has become more popular than the original recipe. It is often described as being “crisp” or “astringent”.

27 Feb

AOC Olive de Nice – la filière oléicole des Alpes Maritimes

L’Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée “Olive de Nice” a été officiellement crée le 20 avril 2001 par un décret signé par les ministres concernés. Elle a donc pu profiter aux oléiculteurs qui en ont fait la demande pour leur récolte 2000/2001. Elle est le plus important (sinon le seul) moyen pour : – Protéger notre production des [...]

26 Feb

Croatia: Nadin Olive Oil Champion Of “Olive 2007”

Champion title of the third international olive cultivators` competition “Olive 2007” went to Mile Vrsajko of Nadin. The champion was chosen in a competition from 1,012 samples of olive oil from Croatia and 10 countries of the word. Five olive cultivators, Emanuel Grubic of Bala, Andrijana Rubin of Jelsa, Vanja Dujc of the Slovenian Kopar, [...]

25 Feb

Iran’s Kerman planning olive festival

The Fifth National Olive Festival will be held in Kerman on May 9-10 with an aim to encourage olive cultivation in desert areas and remove problems facing olive growers. Deputy head of Kerman Agriculture Jihad Department, Hossein Mirzabeigi, told IRNA, “Olive originated from Iran. Considering that the plant is adaptable to dry conditions, we need [...]

25 Feb

Olive Leaf Juice Could Be Edible Oil Antioxidant

Olive juice, obtained by pressing olive leaves, may act as an antioxidant to prolong the frying life of frying oils, suggests a study using sunflower oil. “The outcome of the present study suggests that crude olive juice can be used in practical operation to extend the frying life of frying oils,” wrote lead author Radwan [...]

23 Feb

The extra virgin diaries

By Clarissa Hyman, The hills or, rather, the imposing mountains of the Spanish Pyrenees, were alive with the sound of sniffing and slurping. About 150 noisy olive oil producers were packed into the small meeting hall in the tiny Catalan village of Erill la Vall, dominated by the slender, six-tiered bell tower of its 11th- [...]

23 Feb

Olive leaf juice could be edible oil antioxidant

By Stephen Daniells, Olive juice, obtained by pressing olive leaves, may act as an antioxidant to prolong the frying life of frying oils, suggests a study using sunflower oil. “The outcome of the present study suggests that crude olive juice can be used in practical operation to extend the frying life of frying oils,” wrote [...]

23 Feb

Olive Oil from Istria Becomes EU Product with Protected Origin

Extra-virgin olive oil from Slovenian Istria became on Tuesday the first Slovenian agriculture product to be listed in the EU register of agricultural products and foodstuffs with protected geographical indications and designations of origin. This year, 44 olive growers who met the required oil quality and traceability standards can use the label. Oils containing at [...]

22 Feb

New golden oil is testing farmers’ marketing skills

By David Cousins, It’s tempting – but maybe a bit premature – to say that the reign of olive oil as the king of culinary oils is drawing to a close. We Britons buy £104m-worth of it every year, according to market research company Mintel, and sales are still climbing. In fact the value of [...]

22 Feb

huile d’Olive et bienfaits

Selon 7/7, l’Huile d’olive permet de garder les cheveux brillants et le visage sans rides, éloigne le cancer, diminue la pression sanguine et prévient le diabète. L’huile d’olive travaille aussi contre les infections et les inflammations, diminue l’ostéoporose et l’arthrite. Qui dit mieux?