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When it comes to olive oil usage among the big Asian countries, Russians consumption seems practically Greek when compared with China and India. While Russia and China both imported about…
Over-ripe olives can be a problem for more than just your driveway. They may be creating a home for the olive fruit fly, a well-established pest that seems to be…
Olive oil is perfect for everyday cooking, but if you have some really nice olive oil you use for dipping, you probably won’t use it as often. You can extend…
It’s called liquid gold, but can olive oil, like the precious metal, handle the heat? A long-standing myth is that you shouldn’t cook with olive oil. Yay – this reporter…
Myths, legends, half-truths and outright lies about olive oil so pervade our current conversation about food that an oleophile like me hardly knows where to begin to refute them. Here…
On June 5 and 6 the small village of San Martino in Pensilis (in the Molise region) will host the 4th edition of Extrascape, an international competition for the best…
New Zealand are holding a Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils Seminar in Auckland on 22 September. The course is targeted at the judges’ pool but is also open to members…
Allied soldiers in the First World War took refuge under olive trees, and 100 years later their sacrifice will be further remembered by a special commemorative olive oil bottle being…
The 2015 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory (OID) celebrates 10 years in print for this “must have” industry information source. Publisher Ryan Media began compiling annual industry listings…
Operating under a temporary extension of an expired charter and facing waning interest in its own annual olive oil competition, the International Olive Council (IOC), in an open letter to…