Archive for October, 2007

11 Oct

Mission San Jose’s sixth annual Olive Festival

About 2,000 visitors gathered behind the Old Mission San Jose Museum amid a backdrop of historic trees on Saturday, for Mission San Jose’s sixth annual Olive Festival. Although the crowd this year was smaller than previous festivals, co-organizer Bob Tavares said the day went very well. “As always the vendors were very popular, and the […]

10 Oct

Huile d’Olive Tunisienne, estimations de la production 2007-2008

Les premières estimations prévoient une production comprise entre 880 000 et 980 000 tonnes, soit l’équivalent de 180 000 à 200 000 tonnes d’huile d’olive contre une production de 180 000 tonnes d’huile au cours de la saison 2006-2007.

09 Oct

Peruvian olives facing the United States market

According to estimates of the Foreign Trade Institute of Spain, United States consumes about 170,000 tons of olives annually, which accounts for over half a kilo per habitant. That could be explained because of the higher conscience of Americans about healthy products as well as the new preferences for exotic products. Therefore, olives are consumed […]

08 Oct

Olive & rosemary focaccia

Recipe by Kerrie Sun, Photography by Steve Brown, Savour this soft focaccia studded with olives and rosemary as part of an authentic antipasto platter or with a hearty Italian-style soup. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes

08 Oct

Aid boom brings olive oil and cornflakes to Darfur

The piles of dates and bowls of fragrant ginger and cumin at the entrance give a traditional Sudanese feel to Mohamed Osman Babkir’s dusty general store. But step inside and the unprepared customer is transported to a trendy European foodhall. Bottles of olive oil from Spain, balsamic vinegar from Italy and jars of preserved cherries […]