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Olive oil : healthful, tasty and versatile
By AMY MATTHEW
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
In ancient times, it was considered a gift from the gods, and many modern-day food lovers would readily agree.
Olive oil has been a staple of Mediterranean diets for thousands of years. Its history in the United States obviously isn’t that lengthy, but the golden liquid still has become a fixture in American cooking. No devotee of the Food Network’s Rachael Ray would be without their “EVOO” (extra-virgin olive oil).
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Olive oil great in any dish
Summer is the time many of us turn to cooking and entertaining. One ingredient you’ll need to have on hand all year long is olive oil. Keep the following shopping tips in mind when in a store:A bottle labeled ”extra virgin” means the oil has been made from the first cold pressing of the olives and has less than 1 percent acidity. It is the most labor intensive to produce and considered to be the best. Save extra virgin oil for raw dishes, like salads, or drizzled over meats and vegetables after cooking, where you’ll really be able to appreciate the flavor.
”Light” olive oil is a good choice for cooking and baking because it has a higher smoking point than regular olive oil and can therefore be used for frying.
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Olive oil is olive oil is olive oil, right?
Not quite. There are essentially three types of oil. While there aren’t dramatic differences among them, each is suited for specific cooking needs, according to the North American Olive Oil Association:
– Extra-virgin olive oil has the most full-bodied taste and aroma of all olive oils. It is often used in salads and on vegetables, or as a dip for bread. It has the least acid and is the most expensive.
– Olive oil, also called “pure,” is an all-purpose oil with mild flavor – a blend of pure and virgin or extra-virgin oil. It is more gold in color than extra-virgin olive oil.
– Extra-light olive oil has the mildest flavor and lightest color of the three. It works very well for frying because it stays stable at high temperatures and won’t burn. It also works well for baking and can usually be used in place of vegetable oil.
Olive oil can often be used in place of butter or margarine, and in smaller amounts. For example:
1 teaspoon butter = 3/4 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter = 2 1/4 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup butter = 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup butter = 3/4 cup olive oil
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[Maroc] Oléiculture: Pourquoi le Maroc a raté ses rendez-vous
• Un retard flagrant par rapport au pourtour méditerranéen
• Défaillances structurelles de qualité
• ALE avec les Etats-Unis, une opportunité en or
Au moment où l’engouement mondial pour l’huile d’olive atteint son comble, l’oléiculture marocaine est toujours à la traîne. «Disposant de la cinquième superficie oléicole dans le bassin méditerranéen, le Maroc ne se situe qu’en neuvième position en termes de production, comparativement aux autres pays de la région», annonce d’emblée une recherche sectorielle élaborée par BMCE Capital. Pourtant, la filière est d’une importance cruciale pour le développement rural.
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[Canada] Olive oil circuit runs nano-scale rings round silicon
By Simon Aughton,
Scientists at a Canadian university have created the first ‘wet’ semiconductor device capable of outperforming conventional silicon chips, by ‘painting’ it onto glass.
The University of Toronto (UofT) team cooked up semiconductor particles just a few nanometres across in a flask containing extra-pure oleic acid, the main ingredient in olive oil. The researchers then placed a drop of solution on a glass slide patterned with gold electrodes and forced the drop to spread out into a smooth, continuous semiconductor film using the spin-coating process.
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