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By Reggie Aspiras, With olive oil, food tastes better, we all agree, but there are nagging questions like… Are there substitutes? And why is it so expensive? Insofar as substitutes are concerned, any oil can be used in its place but, by doing so, you rob the dish of the very essence that only good […]

Kagoshima University has discovered a four-volume agricultural book that was printed in Leipzig, Germany, in the late 18th century. The 1,500-page opus–a copy of a 10th century Byzantine book–is written in Greek and Latin, and was found in the state-run university’s library storeroom in mid-July when librarians were inspecting old documents to create a database.

Les experts chinois appellent à de nouvelles réglementations sur les importations en Chine d’huile d’olive afin de protéger les droits des consommateurs et permettre au secteur de se développer d’une manière saine et ordonnée. Des étiquettes mensongères et des mauvaises dates d’expiration sont les principaux pièges pour les consommateurs chinois, selon les intervenants d’une conférence […]

Chinese experts called for new regulations on the country’s olive oil imports to protect customers’ rights and ensure that the sector develops in a sound and orderly manner. Misleading labels and false expiry dates are the main traps for Chinese customers, according to speakers at an olive oil conference sponsored jointly by the Beijing Consumers’ […]

By Kim Sue-young, The Greek Embassy in Korea hosted the “Greek Olive Oil and Food Festival” at the Millennium Hilton Hotel in Seoul last Monday. The event was to introduce Greek olive oil boasting a unique taste and quality to Koreans who are not familiar with the small oval fruit. The olive is one of […]