To be honest, there is no such thing as Mediterranean diet. There are just cultural and culinary traditions of peoples living around the Mediterranean Sea. Much in these traditions is common to all peoples, but there are even more differences in them.
Mediterranean diet pyramid is a guide explaining Mediterranean food traditions and lifestyle. It's a kind of reminder what exactly and how often you should eat without feeling guilty.
Olive oil tasting is the only way to find out what exactly you are going to consume. Counterfeit manufacturers have learned how to use attractive packaging, artificial colors and flavors. They can fake everything except the real extra virgin olive oil taste. That’s why we can only trust our taste buds.
The Arbequina olive variety is named after the city of Arbequa (now Arbeca) in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia. These olive trees were brought to Europe in the 17th century...
I recently came across a YouTube video, How It’s Made or something like that. The story was about a huge wine factory producing millions of bottles of something made from tonnes of grapes. Grapes are grown by some farmers, harvested by machines and then this half-dead slop is taken a thousand kilometres to the factory and...
The most important olive oil feature is a huge amount of two vital components: unsaturated fats and polyphenols. It is these twoelements that are the basis and root cause of numerous olive oilhealth benefits. Yes, unsaturated fats and polyphenols make olive oil such a significant part of your balanced and healthy diet.
They say (of course, no historical facts) that the ancient Romans invented mulled wine. With this drink the Romans were saved from the cold in their extremely severe winters.
Are black olives dyed? Yes, most of the black olives available in the supermarket are dyed and toxic. How to make sure that your olives are really black and ripe?
Three more Greek extra virgin olive oils from our collection have won awards at International competitions. Meet best Greek olive oil brands from Lesvos, Greece!
Many people use olive oil for cooking without even thinking about whether it is suitable for this purpose. In this article, we'll talk about this in detail, as well as about which olive oils are best combined with various dishes as a seasoning. So...
