We live in a world of illusions, delusions and fantasies. Sometimes it’s too hard not to lose the boundaries of common sense. In recent years, it has become fashionable to consume unfiltered olive oil. This popularity is based on the fantasy that unfiltered olive oil is more natural, authentic, fresher and healthier than filtered olive oil.
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.
The olive (Olea Europaea) is one of the oldest and most important domesticated crops grown by humans. Today, there are about 700 varieties of olives in the world. Collect them all of them on our website - why not, although it will take years. On the other hand, why should we rush?
“It is a hard matter to save that city from ruin where a fish is sold for more than an ox.” - Marcus Porcius Cato on the craze for fish dishes in Rome in the 2nd century BC.
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...
What was the Mediterranean diet long before it was invented in America? What did the ancient inhabitants of the Mediterranean eat, and can it be called the Mediterranean diet? In short, the answer is yes. Yes, it was the same Mediterranean diet and absolutely nothing has changed since then. But you know, there are always some details…
“… In general, nine-tenths of our happiness depends upon health alone. The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness, whatever it may be, for gain, advancement, learning or fame, let alone, then, for fleeting sensual pleasures.” Arthur Schopenhauer.
The way we treat our health can turn our lives into pleasure or hell. And no one but us will make the right choice.
The taste and aroma of olive oil is magic. It is a unique combination of different components: soil, climate, harvest time and… Yes, there is something more: it matters who the neighbours of the olive tree are. And here magic gives way to quite understandable scientific facts.
Well, 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 to the Mediterranean diet explaining Mediterranean food traditions and lifestyle; 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.
