FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Do you ever wonder where your olive oil comes from? Has the thought crossed your mind that perhaps there is more to it than just a vessel to keep our food from sticking to the pan or cutting the vinegar in our salads?
Olive oil has a history and a story that is so intriguing it reads like a novel. Extra virgin olive oil has been used as currency, traded and gifted. It's uses abound, burning as lamp oil, bathing, anointing and consuming. It has a torrid and scandalous life of being adulterated. Most often cut with other oils before it's shipped to our grocery stores and stored improperly. It's trade is that of a juicy novel filled with passion, wealth and crime.
The next time you buy Olive Oil from a grocery store look at the bottle. Is the bottle dark to keep the light from ruining the oil? When you taste it can your palette sense the grassy or fruity notes or is it rancid straight out of the bottle?
Learn about this marvellous fruit we consume that is anti inflammatory, lowers cholesterol and is a staple in most diets. Make sure you are getting the “liquid gold” you are paying for and not some imposter. Give us a call at 403-986-9177 or pick up the New York Times Bestseller, Extra Virginity by Tom Mueller from Urban Olive Trading Co. and experience the world of Olive Oil.
Food for thought.
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