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Month: January 2007

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Herbed Olives

Des olives tièdes à l'ail, au romarin et à un peu de piment dans une bonne huile : le moyen le plus simple…

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Antioxidants + olive oil = healthy heart

The heart-health story around olive oil is real but oversold. Here is what the fat and the phenols actually do — and…

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Olives Joke

L'olive du martini est la plus célèbre que presque personne ne goûte vraiment. Voici ce qui a sa place dans le verre…

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Colusa Farm Show on horizon

The unglamorous farm show is where a modern olive industry actually gets built — new machines, new methods, and the knowledge that…

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Olive tree leaves spark frenzy in Greece

When Greek TV claimed olive-leaf juice could cure cancer, shops sold out and a family feud turned deadly. The compound is real…

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How to Stuff Green Olives (Three Classic Ways)

A stuffed olive is the original two-bite snack. Here are the three classic fillings, the knack of getting them in — and…

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Spiced Olives

Des olives épicées tièdes — vertes et kalamata sautées dans une huile fruitée avec ail, romarin et citron — sont le tapas…

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Rustic Bread with Kalamata Olives and Tomatoes

A craggy, chewy loaf shot through with salty Kalamata olives and sweet sun-dried tomato — the kind of bread that needs nothing…

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Veal With Eggplant and Olives

A slow Greek-style stew of veal, eggplant and Kalamata olives — where the olives are not a garnish but the seasoning that…

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Searching for the green gold, olive harvest at La Rogaia

Umbria, the green heart of Italy, makes some of the country's finest oil from hand-picked Moraiolo and Frantoio — and its harvest…

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Cure your own Olives

By Mel White, One of the first things I noticed when I moved into my apartment here in Chula Vista, California-a few…

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Zeytindostu: Friends of the olive

By Rasheeda Bhagat, “Though it is said that olives will not grow in India, I do not believe that this is true.…

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Raw olives must be cured before they can be eaten

By Evie Barkin, The difference between green and black olives lies in their ripeness. Green olives are picked while unripe, which makes…

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Tunisie: Brevet d’invention tuniso-japonais, une variété d’huile d’olive tunisienne très performante contre certains cancers

Des études de laboratoire trouvent régulièrement que les polyphénols de l'olive ralentissent ou tuent des cellules cancéreuses dans une boîte. C'est réel…

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Tapenade Pasta: A 10-Minute Dinner

A spoon of tapenade and a pan of pasta is dinner in the time the water boils — an intense, no-cook olive…

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Sampling ‘liquid gold’

By Teddye Snell, Thomas Jefferson called the olive tree “the richest gift of heaven.” The man was a visionary – even when…

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Montenegro: Museum of olives under Rumija

Old Bar, in the shadow of Montenegro's Mount Rumija, planned a 'House of Olives' museum. The real story is the ancient olive…

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1,300 year old olives founded

Une épave au large de la Terre sainte, sa cale pleine d’olives, ouvre une fenêtre sur un aliment qui fut cargaison, commerce…

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Olive grower wins OK for big windmill

An olive mill is a surprisingly hungry machine — all that crushing, malaxing and spinning runs on power. That is why more…

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An offering of olives

By Abigail Leichman, Pic Peter Monses, Fruit of distinction: Olives come from six continents, and their preparation and flavors are a reflection…

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Borges buys Tramier to grow in French market

When a Spanish giant bought France's best-known olive brand, it was a small story with a big lesson: the name on the…

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Chicken spiked with lemon and green olives

Lemon and green olives is one of the great savoury pairings, perfected in the Moroccan tagine. Here is why it works —…

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Olive oil and honey ice cream

Good olive oil in a pudding is not a gimmick — it is a centuries-old idea that top kitchens rediscovered. The trick…

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WTO to investigate EU complaint against Mexico over olive oil duties

Olive oil is a political commodity as much as a food. Subsidies, tariffs and trade disputes quietly shape what a bottle costs…

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Quelle huile d’olive choisir?

Quelle huile d’olive choisir ? La réponse tient en un mot : polyphénols. Plus une huile en est riche, plus elle est intéressante —…

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Gnocchi with Tomato, Basil and Olives

Pillowy gnocchi, a quick tomato sauce lifted with olives and torn basil — a ten-minute supper that leans on the storecupboard and…

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L’huile d’olive: pour un teint de jouvencelle!

On enduit la peau et les cheveux d'huile d'olive depuis aussi longtemps qu'on la presse. Voici ce qu'elle fait vraiment pour vous…

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Prix de vente de l’huile d’olive : La flambée.

Quand le prix de l'huile d'olive flambe, ce n'est presque jamais un seul coupable. Dans un pays comme le Maroc, sécheresse, alternance…

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DOP Olive Oils, Academia Barilla Style

Le savoir-faire le plus utile en cuisine avec l'huile d'olive, c'est de savoir quelle bouteille saisir. Les huiles délicates finissent les mets…

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Lessons from the Tuscan Olive Harvest

The Tuscan harvest looks unchanged in millennia — nets, ladders, hands on the branch. But the details explain why Tuscan oil is…

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Turkish Olives & Olive Oil

La Turquie est l’une des grandes puissances mondiales de l’olive, cachée en pleine lumière. Sa côte égéenne produit une récolte immense —…

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Olive & Olive Oil Fair & Congress To Be Held In Istanbul

Turkey holds an olive fair and congress in Istanbul, and it is worth asking why. This is one of the world's great…

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Know your Olive

Vierge extra, vierge, pure, légère, première pression à froid — les mots sur une étiquette d'huile d'olive sont moitié information, moitié théâtre.…

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Olive crop hard hit by freeze

Un arbre à feuilles persistantes pris dans un gel intense n'a nulle part où se cacher. Voici comment le froid blesse l'olivier,…

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Olive oil part II: the Mediterranean

The olive tree drew a map of the Mediterranean long before anyone drew borders. Its slow spread west — and its rise…

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Champion olive oil from Franschhoek

South Africa’s Western Cape has quietly become a serious olive-oil region — young, ambitious, and harvesting in the northern hemisphere’s spring.

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Choose the Right Olive Oil for the Job

Characteristics vary with different blends and methods of preparation, giving a variety of flavors and colors. By Marlene Parrish, Extra-virgin olive oils…

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La qualité dans la filière huile d’olive en Tunisie

La Tunisie est un géant de l’huile d’olive qui, depuis vingt ans, s’est donné une mission : cesser de vendre son huile en…

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Olive Oil May Boost Heart Health

Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government says, citing limited…

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Olive oil firm really cooking as turnover trebles to £100,000

The story keeps repeating: someone starts importing good olive oil from a handful of family farms, supplies a few delis, and finds…

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Turkish – Italian Consortium To Open Olive Oil Refinery In Aydin

A new olive oil refinery in Aydin is a reminder that Turkey is a first-rank olive power — and a chance to…

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Halibut with Green Olives

Baked white fish with green olives, garlic and good oil is a five-minute assembly that tastes like an afternoon's work. The trick…

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Which Olive Oil to Choose?

There are so many different brands and varieties of olive oil on the store shelves. Which one should I choose? –Malka There…

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Forums Olives101.com

Green or black? Why so bitter raw? Is dear oil worth it? The same handful of questions come up again and again…

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Foccacia with olives

Olive focaccia is the easiest way to bake the Mediterranean into your kitchen — good bread, good oil, good olives, and a…

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Pesto and Olives

Pesto and olives are one of those effortless pairings that make a whole dinner out of a near-empty fridge. Here is why…

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Parsley Salad with Olives, Capers and Mint

Not a sad sprig of garnish, but a salad built on parsley itself — a vivid green tangle of herbs, olives and…

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Drum fish with Syrian olives

Syria is one of the oldest olive lands on earth, with native varieties barely known in the West. Cooking fish under a…

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All about olive oil

Extra virgin, virgin, 'pure', light, pomace — the label words hide real differences. A short, honest guide to the grades, and to…

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Olive harvesting device a boon to farmers – or is it?

Hand-held combs and shakers let one picker do the work of several — but speed has a cost, in jobs, in trees…

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East Coast Olive Oil moves west to Rome

Most supermarket olive oil is not bottled where it was grown. It crosses the world in bulk and is packed near you…

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Do green and black olives grow on the same trees?

Yes — green and black olives come from the same tree. The only difference is ripeness: green is picked young, black is…

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America’s appetite for olive oil ripens

Locals finally told him that Mission olives should be harvested ripe, not green, for oil. By Kristin Ohlson, OROVILLE, CALIF. – From…

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Olive oil has a fascinating past; healthy, delicious present

Homer called it liquid gold, athletes rubbed it on their skin, kings were anointed with it. Strip away the myth and olive…

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Olive oil linked to lower blood pressure

Study after study links olive oil to healthier hearts and gentler blood pressure. The signal is real — but it is the…

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Olive-pomace oil slows down spread of HIV

Olive pomace — the paste left after pressing — carries compounds like maslinic acid that intrigue laboratories. What that means, minus the…

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Meknes-tafilalet… Développer le tourisme rural

Meknès et le Moyen Atlas sont le cœur vert du pays de l'olivier marocain — patrie de la Picholine marocaine et d'un…

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Cueillette des olives en Kabylie Maigre récolte, prix de l’huile en hausse

Dans les montagnes de Kabylie, l'huile d'olive est un patrimoine familial — et une maigre récolte, portée par la sécheresse et le…

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Crostini with Black Olives & Mushrooms

Black-olive and mushroom crostini: a five-ingredient Mediterranean starter that turns a bit of bread, a handful of olives and some mushrooms into…

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The miracle of the olives

Nets under the trees, rakes in the branches, cold fingers on a hillside — the olive harvest looks timeless because it nearly…

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5% discount on your Olives, Olive oil and gourmet Tapenade delight

Buying olives, oil and tapenade direct from a producer can be wonderful — or a way to pay a premium for the…

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Lebanon olive farmers benefit from U.S. support

Lebanon presses oil from some of the oldest olive trees on earth. Its native Baladi, terraced mountain groves and deep tradition make…

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La Tunisie, 2ème exportateur et 4ème producteur d’huile d’olive

La Tunisie est l'une des grandes nations de l'huile d'olive — grand producteur et énorme exportateur — pourtant l'essentiel de son huile…

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Les huiles sous la loupe

Quelle huile, et quand ? Un regard sans détour sur l'huile d'olive face aux huiles végétales courantes — par type de gras, saveur…

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Rosemary and Garlic Marinated Olives

Marinated olives with rosemary and garlic: take good olives and a day’s patience, and turn a plain bowl into the best thing…

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Sos Cuetara declines comment on reported interest in Italian olive oil buy

A line about one Spanish group circling Italian olive-oil brands is a window onto the real business : many of the famous 'Italian'…

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Green Olives For Hiccups

A green olive to stop hiccups is an old family remedy with no proof and a plausible mechanism. Here is why it…

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The olive tree pest problem in Butte County

The olive fruit fly is the single worst pest of the olive — and neglected, feral and ornamental trees are the reservoir…

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It’s the Polyphenols that Make the Difference

Summarized by Robert W. Griffith, MD Summary Polyphenols in olive oil represent components which are unrelated to monounsaturated fatty acids, and can…

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1er Concours Oléicole Internationale “Armonia”

Les concours d'huile d'olive distribuent des milliers de médailles par an. Certaines sont un vrai signal de qualité ; d'autres ne valent presque…

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How to Taste Olive Oil

Tasting olive oil like a professional takes five minutes and no equipment — and once you know that bitter and peppery are…

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How to Store Olive Oil

Olive oil has two great enemies: light and air. Store it cool, dark and sealed and a good bottle lasts a year;…

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Lovers of olive oil can try before they buy

A shop where you taste the oil before you buy it, then have it poured fresh from a steel tank into a…