How to Untangle in the Italian Olive Oil Jungle
*in this article we use the acronym EVOO standing for Extra Virgin Olive Oil You can’t forget your dream holiday in Italy or that extraordinary dinner at your favourite Italian restaurant. The flavours, the aromas, the incredible experience of Italian food are stuck in your head (and your tastebuds!) and now you want to reproduce that experience at home. You know that one of the cornerstones of Italian cookery is Italian olive oil and you heard wonders about its health benefits. You’ve also heard a lot of other things about Italian olive oil and you are a bit baffled now that you want to buy some. Here is a guide to untangle from the information jungle! First of all a couple of tips for extra virgin olive oil in general. Extra Virgin Olive Oil In an Italian supermarket you won’t find olive oil that is not extra virgin. If you bump into virgin olive oil, pure olive oil or refined olive oil, say hello and move on! Let’s go to the second step. Cold Pressed or Cold Extracted? Nowadays th