{"id":221,"date":"2007-03-27T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2007-03-27T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp_genova\/?p=221"},"modified":"2012-03-15T06:22:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T13:22:47","slug":"food_for_though_3-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/food_for_though_3-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Food For Thought – Olive Trees and Mills and Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Img_2289\"<\/a>This week on Food For Thought, a visit to an olive grove with trees that are at least 500 years old, and a subterranean olive mill at least that old as well.  Here’s the audio file<\/a> and a link<\/a> to more photos and text from Puglia, including shots of the underground olive oil mill.<\/p>\n

I am in the midst of creating a podcast<\/a> that will feature this documentary as well as one I did a few years ago about an olive grove planted and thriving on BC’s Pender Island.  The podcast will also include some video clips of my trip to Puglia.  In the meantime, I also promised to repeat the tips about the purchase and storage of olive oil:<\/p>\n

So how do you choose a good quality oil?  If it says extra-virgin on the label, that means it is the first, cold pressing of the olives. UPDATE: <\/strong>In studying for my olive oil technology exam today, I realize the idea of first cold pressing is out of date.  Because modern mills use a continuous centrifugal press, there is no second pressing of the olives. To read more about the grading and production of olive oil visit the Olive Oil Source<\/a>. <\/em> If you choose to purchase extra-virgin, then you  need to smell and taste.  Unfortunately, it\u2019s not like going to a wine bar where you could try 3 or 4 different wines in an evening.  Some gourmet grocery stores may have tasting stations and that\u2019s a good start.  An oil should smell fresh, perhaps grassy or fruity, not rancid.  The taste is a personal discovery.  Some people like oils with a real peppery finish that leaves a bite in the back of your throat.  Others want something smoother.  It depends on what you are using it for, dressing a salad, drizzling over some warm vegetables or garnishing a soup.  Buy small bottles to start with until you find something you like. Keep your oil away from heat and light, and use it up within a few months. And remember, like wine, every year brings a different harvest and different flavours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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