Top ten factors in producing quality olive oil

May 24, 12 Top ten factors in producing quality olive oil

Posted by in Encyclopedia, Featured, Tips and Tricks

Although, we at OliveShop.com prefer to collect premium olive oils, instead of growing our own brand, we do receive many emails, on how can someone produce olive oil of high quality. So, we took the liberty of contanting some of the producers, we have on our catalog, and ask them, to provide us with some tips and tricks, in order to...

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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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Easy Gourmet Recipe : Pork Souvlaki and honeyed Apricots

Oct 06, 11 Easy Gourmet Recipe : Pork Souvlaki and honeyed Apricots

Posted by in Cooking, Recipes

On this recipe, we will try to show you how to prepare a gourmet.. souvlaki! A tasteful souvlaki with pork chunks and honeyed apricots. This is an easy recipe to cook, and servers 6 to 8 people (less if you are a souvlaki lover!) You will need around 20-25 minutes to prepare this recipe, and around 25 more to cook...

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Olive Oil Museums

Sep 23, 11 Olive Oil Museums

Posted by in Encyclopedia

Greece Sparta – Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil This museum is situated in Laconia at the heart of one of the main olive producing areas. It documents the story of olives and olive oil from pre-history to the industrial era and does so through describing its contribution to man through its involvement not only in food...

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