China: Warning issued over ‘bargain’ olive oil
By Angela Xu,
CITY consumers have been warned to be wary of incorrectly labelled olive oil from small stalls in wholesale markets.
Olive oil is popular during the Spring Festival, which has prompted the caution from cereal and oil experts. The oil to avoid is made from olive pomace, or pulp.
According to English labels, the oil is produced in Italy with a price of about 45 yuan (US$5.62) per liter. Pomace is not mentioned in the Chinese introduction.
The low-grade product is selling well because it is half the price of oil sold in supermarkets. Quality is another matter, said an officer with the Shanghai Cereals and Oils Management Association.
“There is little supervision from the local market watchdog because we don’t have advanced trade standards in olive oil, which comes from foreign countries to China,” said Zhao Zhiwei, general secretary of the association. Complaints have been received about bad taste and residue in the pomace oil.
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Développons le secteur de l’Huile d’olive en Algérie
L’Algérie fait partie des principaux pays méditerranéens dont le climat est des plus propices à la culture de l’olivier. Elle se positionne après l’Espagne, l’Italie, la Grèce et la Tunisie qui sont par ordre d’importance, les plus gros producteurs au d’huile d’olive.
En Algérie, les superficies occupées par l’olivier sont de l’ordre de 281 000 ha auxquels il faut ajouter 110 000 ha qui doivent entrer progressivement en production à partir de 2007 pour s’étaler sur trois ans.
Avec 32 millions d’oliviers l’Algérie est en passe de rattraper son et pourquoi pas, arracher une place plus honorable dans le classement mondial.
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How to make tea from olive leaves?
By Sarah Vine,
Boil two quarts of water, then place 10g of olive leaves (alone or mixed with other herbs/teas) in an infuser or directly into the boiling water.
Immediately reduce the heat to a high simmer and allow the tea to brew for about 15 minutes.
Stir the tea occasionally, then strain to drink and/or refrigerate.
The tea should be a medium amber colour with a slightly bitter taste.
To combat a specific ailment, sip the refrigerated or reheated tea and consume the entire two quarts over the course of three days.
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Sonoma, CA: Olive curing workshop and lunch
Come and listen to a presentation by Don Landis about the history of the Olive, the history of the Olive in California and a thorough demonstration of the “Greek style” no lye method of curing Olives. Followed by tasting Don’s Olives. Cornerstone’s cafe, The Blue Tree Cafe will offer a Olive themed lunch paired with special wines not to be missed. Then explore Cornerstone Gardens. The workshop is free. There will be a charge for the lunch. Reservations required.
Date: Feb 18, 2007 (Sun)
Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm
Email: Email Event Organizer
Cost: worshop is free, charge for the lunch
Place: Cornerstone Gardens
23570 HWY 121
Sonoma, CA 95476
Phone: 707-935-1681
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Can olive leaves help to beat cancer?
By Sarah Vine,
Claims that olive-leaf extract is a ‘miracle’ fighter of disease have caused a great commotion in Athens, reports Peta Bee.
Its fruit is held in reverence and for centuries the tree has been regarded as a gift to the city of Athens from the goddess Athena. But in modern Greece, a health craze for olive leaves is causing rising hysteria that has already resulted in one death.
Suggestions on a television chat show that consuming extract of olive leaves — a bitter, dark-green fluid — can lower cholesterol and fight cancer have led to a frenzied effort by Athenians to get hold of the leaves. Last week the Greek health ministry was forced to call for calm, and a row between two brothers over whether to give a third brother with cancer the supposed miracle cure ended with one stabbing the other to death.
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