Our green gold
Olive oil has always been made in the simplest way, by crushing the
fruit of the tree.
This peculiarity alone would make it the closest
to nature and therefore the tastiest and most healthy ingredient for
everyday cooking. According to popular tradition, olive oil is also
a handy remedy providing sustenance as well as light, confort and
relief in a thousand ways. Let's try and explore the history of olive
growing, the process of oil making from harvesting to bottling, its
many properties and little secrets, ending with some mouthwatering
recipes celebrating olive oil in its full glory.
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