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Empty olive oil bottles can provide an excellent fodder for several Do-it-Yourself (DIY) craft projects. You can create different types of lamps from olive oil bottles, or even try making an attractive vase—either with simple, safe craft skills or with more elaborate and risky techniques, if you believe you have the...
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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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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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One of the most famous refreshing dressings, is the Cucumber and Yoghurt Dip, or as it is commonly known.. Tzatziki!
Tzatziki is one of the main ingredients on the Greek 'Souvlaki', but it can also been found widely in Turkey, under the name Cacik. Apart from the Souvlaki, Tzatziki can also been combined with meats,...
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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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