Make use of olive oil’s virtues for zesty peperonata
By Steve Petusevsky,
While visiting the Puglia region of Italy I recently attended an olive oil tasting. We were served small glasses of olive oil, which we learned to slurp, covering our palates while swishing the oil around and then spitting it out. All great extra-virgin olive oil is judged by acidity and flavor.
Not unlike a wine tasting, an olive oil tasting uses a special vocabulary to describe the favorable qualities of the oils: artichoke, bitter (yes, this is a preferred characteristic), buttery, peppery, pungent, fruity, grassy, sweet and green. Poor qualities are described as musty, flat, dirty, earthy and burnt. After our tasting, we feast on dishes made with extra-virgin olive oil, of course. Here’s a version of a simple recipe that I enjoyed in Puglia.
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Impact of Sewage Sludge Compost Utilization on Chemical Properties of Olive Grove Soils
The United Nations Environmental Program has established that 23% of European soils are chemically, physically or biologically degraded by heavy metals, chemical fertilizers or pesticides, compaction and erosion, or loss of organic matter and biodiversity that may significantly change crop development.
By Beltrn, Eulalia M; de Imperial, Rosario Miralles; Porcel, Miguel A; Beringola, M Luisa; Et al
Field experiments were conducted for four years, between 1998 and 2002, in two olive grove soils of adult olive orchards (Olea europaea L. cv. Cornicabra) in a clay loam soil in Sesefta (Toledo, Spain) and in a sandy loam soil in Aranjuez (Madrid, Spain).
There were four treatments, sewage sludge compost (SSC), sewage sludge compost plus urea (SSC+U), urea (U) and control (C). Each treatment was replicated four times and two depths were studied (0-15 and 15- 30 cm).
Once a year, before spreading sewage sludge compost, soil samples were taken at depths of 0 to 15 cm and 15 to 30 cm. Organic matter, total Kjeldhal nitrogen, phosphorus availability, pH, and electric conductivity were measured. No differences were found between treatment on organic matter and electric conductivity after four years of application of sewage sludge compost to two olive grove soils.
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Offering a taste of Chilean gold
Judith Snively, importer, promoter and distributor of the Kardámili line of olive oils, holds a tasting demonstration in the specialty foods section of Spec’s in Midtown. About $340,000 of Chilean olive oil was imported to the U.S. this year through September.
By Jelania Moreno,
At the Spec’s store in Midtown, Houstonian Stefanos Giannaris tasted bread dipped in Chilean olive oil.
Giannaris, whose family hails from Greece — a nation that knows something about olive oil — liked the Kardámili brand of extra virgin olive oil. But he was surprised to discover that Chileans make “liquid gold,” as Homer once called it.
“I’ve never tasted an olive oil from South America,” Giannaris said. “I’ve tried olive oil from California, but this has a similar taste as olive oils from Europe.”
Judith Snively, the importer, promoter and distributor of the Kardámili line of olive oils, is introducing Chilean olive oil to one consumer at a time.
“Some people think if it’s not Italian, it can’t be good,” the Houstonian said as she handed sample cups containing olive oil and bread to shoppers at Spec’s.
Chilean wines have been talked about and promoted for years, but Chilean olive oil is another story. It’s a relatively young industry, with its first plantations sprouting up less than a decade ago. Parts of Chile have an almost Mediterranean climate ideal for not only vineyards, but also olive trees, Chileans reasoned.
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Autumn Olives the latest cancer fighter
ISLAMABAD: Add another food to the list of those that can help fight off cancer. Called autumn olives, the berries have tremendously high levels of lycopene, which is supposed to help prevent cancer, according to an article.
The berries have up to 17 times more lycopene than tomatoes. The berries look and taste a little bit like cranberries. In Asia, they are eaten as a fruit. The bush itself is pretty common and is considered an invasive species in the United States. The bushes generally thrive, even in poor soil, and are often planted along roads and streams for erosion control and as a source of food for wildlife. The bushes often spread when birds eat the berries and scatter the seeds.
Lycopene is a chemical that is an antioxidant. Health experts say antioxidants attack roaming oxygen molecules known as free radicals that can trigger cancer.
Eating lots of lycopene has been linked to lower rates of prostate and other cancers, the article says. Health experts say they still have to study whether the lycopene in autumn olives is absorbed by the body.
To find out more about autumn olives, you can read this fact sheet from the Virginia Natural Heritage Program. If you don’t have a handy supply of autumn olives, you can make some other choices from this list of cancer-fighting foods from American.
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New Year’s Resolution No. 1: Prevent Cancer, Use Olive Oil
If you want to avoid developing cancer, then you might want to add eating more olive oil to your list of New Year’s resolutions. In a study to be published in the January 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists from five European countries describe how the anti-cancer effects of olive oil may account for the significant difference in cancer rates among Northern and Southern Europeans.
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