Comments on: Will the real olive oil please stand up?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 28 May 2022 14:13:40 +0000

In reply to Patty Miller. Hey Patty! The catch is that with the larger brands, they're almost all being infiltrated. Unless it's coming direct from a family farm to you, the way that Kasandrinos does, it's likely that the oil is cut, unfortunately.

By: Patty Miller

Patty Miller — Tue, 03 May 2022 14:33:35 +0000

In reply to Jessica. What about Braggs EVOO? Of course they say it's only from Kalakaua olives but how to be sure.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:53:13 +0000

In reply to Barbara. Oh, that sounds amazing! It's such a game changer.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:02:32 +0000

I'm lucky enough that while my godmother was alive we'd get our olive oil from her, directly from Kalamata in Greece. Since she passed we get it from a neighbor of hers. I totally agree that once you've had real olive oil you'll never go back to store bought again.

By: Sydney Evans

Sydney Evans — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:47:00 +0000

If you run out of your favorite (and with you being a Charleston girl like me), try Olinda Olive oil. Grown in California on a family owned farm, and pressed here locally!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 17:20:02 +0000

In reply to Kim. Hi Kim! I'm not sure which 60 minutes piece you're referencing. The one I linked to was a piece on a man who is fighting the people who are cutting the olive oil. The olive oil I've recommended here and that I use in my own kitchen comes directly from the family that harvests and presses it. It's delicious, they are open about their testing process, and it's well worth it. Wherever you buy from, just make sure you're checking the source!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 17:00:22 +0000

The 60 minutes had said to only buy olive oil from California.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 02:10:35 +0000

In reply to Ken. Hi Ken, You are right, labeling is a tricky game! As for shipping olive oil, I don't know a lot of details about that. From what I do know, it has to be shipped in containers that light cannot get through, and that it won't get jostled around a lot in. I order this olive oil and it ships from Greece. It arrives here in the states in perfect condition in tin cans and is never rancid. They do harvest and ship fairly quickly, so it's not sitting around for a long time. I think you'll find if you order some, you'll be surprised at how different the flavor is from the olive oil sold in the regular grocery store!

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:11:57 +0000

Good article and thanks
I’ve done a little research on EVOO because I’ve learned over 40 years ago to not trust the fedreral, state and corporate mafia and here’s why. It started when I read about so called “whole wheat bread” labeled and marketed as such. (Of course personal computers weren’t thought of by us back then) ok, when I learned that FDA legal language for what constitutes whole wheat bread was in favor of big money of course not for us consumers. It said something like this: if the bread contains at least 20% wheat then it can be called whole wheat bread. This is why you can squeeze a loaf easier than a marshmallow. Also the FDA language for non-gmo labels is not recommended however, if the label is false, the FDA mafia won’t Persue action. Now back to EVOO. I read that olive oil is a fruit and as such cannot be shipped from overseas and stay fresh all the way to another country because it’s perishable. California grow olives and ship (supposedly) EVOO. Please reply?