Saturday, September 06, 2014

In Praise of Olive Oil

Olive oil is one of the great joys in life, never to be taken for granted. I purchased these 500 millilitre glass bottles of Terra Delyssa Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Tunisia for $6.99 apiece.

Why Terra Delyssa? It's got everything I want in a bottle of olive oil:

It's USDA-certified organic.

It's date stamped (the olive oil in these bottles was cold-pressed on January 2, 2014, with a suggested expiry date of January 1, 2016. Lot 024).

Glass bottles and excellent design.

Tasty -- slightly peppery, spicy and fresh.      

Reasonable price (compare with one "meal" at a "fast food" joint).

Web site with lots of information and ideas <here.>

This one's a winner. Please feel free to add additional suggestions - always welcomed. Calories in olive oil - about forty per teaspoon, so consume reasonably. Can also be used as a skin and hair product. Long live olive oil!

Today's Rune: The Mystery Rune. 

2 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

I'm a fan of olive oil cooking myself.

Adorably Dead said...

I've always liked that olive oil is able to be combined with other herbs and such and then you have whatever herb/flavoring you put in there olive oil. :p My friend and I used to do it all the time as teenagers. Good for cooking and pagan rituals. Lol.