An Ode to Olive Oil: Oliovera

Dear Olive Oil,
Oh, olive oil, you are the workhorse of the kitchen.
You are liquid gold, and I drizzle you over everything from salads and pasta to chicken and scrambled eggs.
Mingled with ruby-tinged vinegar, you’re the perfect match for dipping crusty loaves of rustic bread.

Your Cheatin’ Ways
Oh, olive oil, I adore you. But it seems that lately, we’ve been out of touch. You’ve been bland, and distant.

Maybe it’s because your olives were not handpicked and pressed within 24 hours.

Were you not cold pressed, to maintain all of your nutrients like polyphenols and antioxidants? For these are just some of the ways that make an olive oil both extra virgin and truly exceptional.

Perhaps you weren’t being truthful when your label said “100% EVOO,” and you were really adulterated with canola oil, or even hazelnut oil. The California Olive Oil Council warned me about your cheating ways!

Could it be that you’re just too old? Fresh olive oil has the most flavor, as well as nutrients like vitamin A (which keep my skin glowing, by the way). The folks at the Cal Olive Oil Council also advised that when I spy you at the supermarket, over 75% of you imported olive oils aren’t even fresh. How could you?

In Love With Oliovera

Oh, olive oil, I almost thought we were through. But then, something happened. I fell in love with you all over again.

It was just this month, when I received my April Best Bites from Love With Food. That’s when I discovered Oliovera olive oils and vinegars.

There you were, in a recycled-glass bottle that was both posh and eco-friendly: Meyer Lemon EVOO, and your companion, Rich Basil & Raspberry Vinegar.

Beautiful to behold, like a yellow and red stained-glass window when held up to the light. Lipsmackingly delicious, cold pressed with olives freshly harvested from the grove. Intoxicating perfume, with the natural essence of tree-ripened citrus.

From Oliovera in California, you say?
I thought you were heaven-sent.
Oliovera donates five healthy meals to a hungry child for every bottle of olive oil or vinegar purchased, you say?
Maybe you are from above!

All I know for sure is that I can’t wait to get more. They make the perfect gift, too, so won’t you send some my way soon?

Love,
Olive Oil Girl
 

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