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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 […]

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,

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]