Green or black? Why so many names? Are the cheap ones even real? If the olive aisle baffles you, here is the…
Dressing plain olives at home is the cheapest luxury in cooking: buy decent olives loose, add oil, garlic, herbs and a day…
It’s been a staple of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine for thousands of years because, as Mark Hix finds, there’s no end…
L'Algérie a des terres oléicoles anciennes, des millions d'arbres et une vraie tradition de l'huile d'olive — pourtant elle n'en exporte presque rien.…
Crete eats more olive oil per head than almost anywhere on earth — and makes some of the best. Why Greek oil,…
Olive oil is genuinely good for you — but the marketing has long outrun the evidence. Here is a calm, de-hyped look…
L'olivier aime la chaleur ; le froid est donc son plus vieil ennemi. Comprendre comment le gel et la neige abîment un verger…
Le Maroc produit discrètement de sérieuses huiles d'olive, et Essaouira est l'un de ses noms montants. Derrière les prix : la Picholine marocaine,…
'Ultra virgin' is not a legal grade — but the idea behind it is real. How harvest timing trades yield for polyphenols,…
Every year producers trumpet gold medals and 'Best of Show' at the big olive-oil competitions. Some of it is meaningful, some is…
De l'arbre au bain : comment l'huile d'olive est devenue le grand savon du monde, et pourquoi l'humble pain vert-brun a survécu à…
The olive is quietly leaving the Mediterranean. From Pakistan to Nigeria, countries with no olive tradition are planting groves — chasing healthier…
By Paul Harris, Olivier Leleux shades his eyes from the intense Chilean sun while riding horseback through olive groves on a mountain…
By Mary Weston His fascination with olive oil began when his father bought property with 20 acres of olives in Oroville.”I grew…
Greece makes some of the world's best olive oil — then sells much of it in bulk to Italy, which bottles it…
Olives are eaten year round, but somehow they epitomise Mediter- ranean tastes redolent of summer warmth and sun. I love both green…
Behind Italian olive oil sits a machine most drinkers never see: the grower consortium. Here is what a body like UNAPROL actually…
The olive is quietly on the move, out of its Mediterranean cradle into drylands from Pakistan to the high Andes. It is…
Here an interesting article for investors concerning the Olive’s Oil potential: Tunisian olive oil : So many advantages, strong potential • 1.6…
By Kirsten Fairchild Olive orchards and vineyards go hand in hand. At least, the idea seems to be working for Steve and…
Le Maroc est un grand pays de l'olive bâti sur une seule grande variété de trait — la Picholine marocaine — et des régions…
California farmers are pushing olive oil as though it’s the new thing, hoping to profit from denser planting methods and a growing…
Qu'est-ce qui rend une huile d'olive assez rare pour se vendre au prix d'un bon vin ? Regard sur les minuscules cuvées convoitées…
Producers increase efforts in bid to create domestic demand By Jim Downing California farmers are pushing olive oil as though its the…
Un rappel d’olives farcies pour cause d’amandes non déclarées est une petite nouvelle à grande leçon : le monde des olives farcies regorge…
A cool summer, a late harvest, smaller fruit, a thinner crop. Olive yields swing wildly from year to year, and two forces…
When a Californian oil first cracked the world's top ranks, it echoed the 1976 wine upset that humbled France. The story of…
New Zealand is a tiny olive producer that punches far above its weight at shows — and its real edge is one…
New Zealand is a tiny olive-oil nation that punches above its weight — and its counter-seasonal harvest gives it one genuine advantage…
By Maryline Larocque If ever there were a natural food and wine “pairing” in the raw, it’s grapes and olives. In Spain,…
By Julissa McKinnon, This week the House of Representatives approved more than $44 million to continue funding three agricultural research programs that…
L'huile d'olive est devenue le cadeau gourmet qu'était le vin — goûtée, discutée, exposée. C'est plutôt bien, mais le glamour des salles…
Le b.a-ba de l'huile d'olive en quatre idées honnêtes : achetez extra-vierge et de première pression à froid, conservez à l'abri de la…
Umbria has long styled itself the crossroads where the world's best oils meet. Behind the fairs and the medals lies a useful…
Salmon and olive tapenade is a two-ingredient trick that eats like a restaurant dish. Here is what really goes into a proper…
Beyond the export headlines, Morocco is one of the world's great olive cultures — an ancient tree woven into daily life, dominated…
Il est de bon ton de parler de l’huile d’olive comme on parle d’un vin. Et comme il n’existe pas une, mais…
Tapenade is named for the caper, not the olive — a Provençal paste of olives, anchovy and capers that turns a jar…
Une omelette marocaine aux olives — œufs, olives noires et le duo chaleureux carvi-cumin — transforme quatre œufs et une poignée d'olives…
By Tee Shiao Eek FROM the proverbial olive branch grows a small green (sometimes black) fruit. The essence of this fruit is…
Claudia Pharand spreads olive oil on her toast for breakfast. Sometimes she adds homemade jam or maple syrup. She cooks fish and…
An olive tree shrugs off drought and heat, then loses a whole crop to a couple of cold nights. Frost is the…
Quand une jeune région oléicole annonce soudain une récolte record, ce n'est souvent pas de la chance mais de l'arithmétique : des milliers…
Stripped of authority to certify grades such as extra virgin, an industry panel weighs its future. By Jerry Hirsch, California’s olive oil…
Australia grew a serious olive industry in a single generation, and boutique regions like the Hunter Valley show both the promise and…
…the feral olive, a ‘horticultural time bomb’ By Graeme O’Neill THEY’RE tough, prolific breeders and not keen on making friends with the…
South Africa's Cape has quietly become a serious olive region — young, ambitious, and blessed with a near-perfect Mediterranean climate on the…
By Taylor Eason I had no idea what I didn’t know. I went on a wine trip to Italy and stumbled into…
Le rayon des olives est passé de la verte farcie au piment à une douzaine de variétés. Guide amical des olives de…
Olives are a fruit, and their oil is mostly the good kind of fat. Here is the honest version of why olive…
When Ken and Joan Dugan decided to plant one of country Victoria’s first olive groves eight years ago, they hoped to produce…
A raw olive off the tree is inedibly bitter. Every olive you have ever eaten was cured — and the method, from…
Plantez le mauvais type d'olivier et des années de travail donnent un arbre qui ne paiera jamais. La distinction table/huile est la…
a simple but complete explanation about the fruit ! Common Name: Olive. Related Species: Wild Olive (Olea africana), Oleaster (O. europaea var.…
Every young olive region faces the same fork: chase cheap volume against the Mediterranean giants, or differentiate on quality. Australia's growers had…
Olives and their oil are among the most versatile things in a Mediterranean kitchen. A practical guide to cooking with them —…
L'olive est un aliment vraiment bon — gras mono-insaturé, vitamine E, polyphénols — mais aussi salé. Un regard calme et dégonflé sur…
Owner expands olive business Queen Creek Olive Mill owner and master blender Perry Rea is expanding his business.Independent Newspapers/Angela De Welles By…
By benjamin Robertson, A growing Chinese appetite for foreign foods has prompted the growth in popularity of the quintessential Middle Eastern ingredient…
La France protège ses plus belles huiles d'olive par une poignée d'appellations — Nyons, la vallée des Baux, Nice et d'autres. Voici…
Devant un comptoir de vingt olives, la plupart des gens choisissent à la couleur, au petit bonheur. Voici un vrai guide de…
Faites tiédir des olives Picholine dans une bonne huile avec agrumes, ail et épices, et vous transformez une olive d'apéritif croquante et…
Olea europaea is a small, tough, astonishingly long-lived tree from the eastern Mediterranean — and nearly every olive you have ever eaten…
The history of the olive tree can be traced back to Biblical times; when it was grown in the Mediterranean area which…
Sweden wants the EU to cut olive oil import duties or open a quota after eight months of record prices. Why producer…
South Australian growers have sold every liter before harvest as the world olive oil shortage bites. What a seller's year really costs…
From May 1 the EU will issue Tunisian olive oil import licenses with no monthly limit, after a short Spanish crop left…