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18 Jun

OLIVES AND THYME and some other things as well…

Texts, recipes, Pictures copyright Ilva Beretta From http://www.lucullian.blogspot.com/ This is really a most simple way to improve and enhance olives. I preferably buy ecological olives, mostly because they are really the best tasting ones even if they are smaller but sometimes I buy others as well if they look good. And if they still have […]

17 Jun

Things to do with olives

It’s been a staple of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine for thousands of years because, as Mark Hix finds, there’s no end to what you can do with an olive No one is sure where the olive tree originated, but it has been grown all over the Middle East and Mediterranean since time immemorial. More […]

16 Jun

L’algérie malade de son agriculture

L’Algérie peine à relancer son agriculture malgré les efforts entrepris par l’état algérien depuis l’indépendance pour le développement d’un secteur agricole qui n’a jamais réussi à assurer l’indépendance alimentaire du pays.

16 Jun

Taste of Crete Featured at Promotion of Greek Olive Oil at the Greek Embassy

Taste of Crete will be one of the exhibitors for a promotion of Greek Olive Oils at the Greek Embassy on June 15, 2006. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample their award winning extra virgin olive oil. It just won the Gold in the 2006 International Olive Oils of the World Competition. Taste of […]

16 Jun

Health Benefits Key to Driving U.S. Olive Oil Sales Over $1 Billion by 2010

Marketable health benefits, along with a growing consumer interest in Mediterranean foods and unique regional flavor choices, are helping to drive an invigorated olive oil market in the U.S., which should surpass $1.3 billion by 2010, according to Olive Oil in the U.S., the latest market research from Packaged Facts.