Reddit reviews Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
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For a more in-depth expose into the fraud and corruption in the olive oil industry, I would definitely recommend Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller
Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
Great read about it.
No regulations. So people selling lamp oil can put anything they want on the label.
And Americans are cheap, they want their organic extra virgin cold pressed gluten free no animal cruelty vegan olive oil for $3. Lol
Since reading that book we only buy real shit now. It's expensive, as it fucking should be. But worth it.
I formerly bought extra virgin olive oil and also pomegranate juice at great prices, about half the going rate. Then I saw a list of foods most commonly counterfeited, and extra virgin olive oil and pomegranate juice were high on the list. No wonder the prices were so good.
I now pay the going rate and feel more secure regarding quality. For the full story on olive oil---surprisingly enjoyable and definitely informative---I recommend Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil.
>In facts italy produces best extra virgin olive oil
According to who? Citation needed.
The only true fact is that Spain produces more than 3 times the olive oil that Italy does, and not surprisingly Italy is the first importer of Spanish Olive oil which they repackage and sell as olive oil from Italy which it isn't.
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http://www.amazon.com/Extra-Virginity-Sublime-Scandalous-World/dp/0393343618
Very good and informative.
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You might want to read this for more information. I read it last year after seeing a 60 minutes piece on fraud in the olive oil business. Enlightening.
For anyone interested, there is an interesting book about olive oil, its history, and rampant fraud in the industry called "Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil" which I recommend. If you want a quicker version of that check out this Gastropod podcast episode about olive oil, which heavily features Tom Mueller who write that book.
If you want good olive oil I recommend Queen Anne Olive Oil Co.
Good book on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Extra-Virginity-Sublime-Scandalous-World/dp/0393343618
Apparently there's a whole book on the olive oil industry, and its connections to organized crime apparently.
Having tasted some fresh olive oil from a small winery in Tuscany where they did all the picking, pressing, and bottling, I am perpetually disappointed in the search for something equivalent here in America. However with that said, even that Tuscan olive oil producer acknowledged such problems with quality control existed even in Italy.
All I know is, that Tuscan olive oil, was the smoothest, cleanest oil I have ever tasted in my whole life, and I will go the rest of my days knowing exactly its textures in the search for something similar.
https://www.amazon.com/Extra-Virginity-Sublime-Scandalous-World/dp/0393343618
Olive oil that can handle that high of heat is lampante - lamp oil. It's most likely been stored for months in huge vats, adulterated with other oils, and purfumed to mask it's musty aroma. It's useless in any culinary sense, and has no business being in any respectable kitchen.
Do some reading. http://www.amazon.com/Extra-Virginity-Sublime-Scandalous-World/dp/0393343618