Archive for September, 2006

27 Sep

Olive Fennel Tapenade

1/2 pound pitted black olives in brine 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed 1/2 teaspoon red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon Pernod 1 tablespoon minced parsley Rinse the pitted black olives, shake them dry and place them in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. […]

27 Sep

Italy trade group to promote olive oil

The Italian Trade Commission said Wednesday it will hold a food fair in Tokyo on Oct. 18 to promote prize-winning Italian olive oils and other popular food including pasta, cheeses, candy and wines. The event will highlight in particular olive oils which won the prestigious Ercole Olivario awards presented each year in Spoleto, a city […]

27 Sep

Branching out to olives in Texas

By Julie Bonnin, In Texas, growers are pressing forward with a crop that’s anything but drab On the historic day of Bill and Bev Kemp’s first commercial olive harvest, Jack Russell terriers romp in the furrows beneath the trees, and two woolly llamas from next door watch the activity from the gravel road that runs […]

27 Sep

More on olive oil classification

By Reggie Aspiras, Olive Oil is classified by the degree of acidity. The best are cold-pressed varieties: Extra Virgin—the fruitiest, most flavorful and, obviously, the costliest of them all. It is a cold-pressed product of the first extraction/pressing of the olives, with 0.8-1 percent acidity. It comes in a myriad of colors from deep to […]

26 Sep

Arab Farmers to Receive Security for Olive Harvest

Palestinian Authority Arab farmers will be protected by Israeli security during the olive harvest which is expected to begin within the next month, according to Army Radio. Defense Minister Amir Peretz announced Tuesday that anyone attempting to interfere with or harm the farmers as they pick their olives would be dealt with severely. [Source] Click […]