Cooking with Olive Oil is becoming a trend in China

Jan 22, 12 Cooking with Olive Oil is becoming a trend in China

Posted by in Cooking, Featured, History and Culture

Chinese food tends to be oily. In northern China it’s soy oil, in the south peanut – and from wok-fried to stir-fried to broiled most recipes require at least some oil, many a great deal. Just last night I was at a Sichuanese restaurant and one of the dishes I ate (delicious, I might add) was strips of carp gently stewed...

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Greek Traditions and Olive Oil

Oct 17, 11 Greek Traditions and Olive Oil

Posted by in Featured, History and Culture

The culture of olive oil The presence of the olive, and the olive oil, has been widely noted throughout prehistoric times. Professors of history and archeology – with research still in progress – have presented olive tree fossils found on Greek soil which have an impressive age of around 50,000-60,000 years, while...

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Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil in Sparta

May 27, 11 Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil in Sparta

Posted by in History and Culture, Olive News

The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil in Sparta aims to highlight the culture and technology of the olive and olive production, which is inextricably linked with the Greek and Mediterranean identity. Unique in Greece, it is located in the heart of Laconia, one of the main olive producing locations in Greece. In the upper...

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