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It's becoming well known that olive oil, and especially extra virgin olive oil, is an extremely healthy ingredient in any diet. This mainly because it is a monounsaturated fat. Yes, we are told that fat is bad for us, and often that is true, but in the case of olive oil, and certain fish oils, […]

A major olive industry expo will be held just west of Brisbane later this month. The 2007 Queensland Olive Expo is a three-day olive event which will be held at Woodlands of Marburg, just outside of Brisbane, on June 16-19. Hosted by The Olive Centre in conjunction with the Queensland Olive Council, this event is […]

If you’re interested in attending one of the top olive oil events of the year, head over to Trieste to the fairground there, the Piazzale de Gasperi. The three-day event, which starts on Sunday, is being hailed as a top extra-virgin olive oil expo, and promises to bring in all the important people in the […]

By Shiv Ambardar, Olive oil should be the only oil that should be used in cooking if you are really health conscious. Most people don’t know that Olive oil is extracted from olive juice. Olive oil is cold pressed olive juice from which the oil has been separated out. If it is done at room […]

By Harold McGee, FOR a newcomer to the world of olive oil connoisseurship, the sound effects from the 20 or so tasters at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif., were startling. The low murmurs of discussion were punctuated by loud, sharp slurps, and loud, sharp coughs. Slurps and coughs, hour after hour. On […]