is using a garlic crusher kosher as an Italian? I would think not...Tomatoes crushed garlic oregano chili flakes lots of salt good oil.
good crusty bread.
devour and mop up.
That’s better. Phew.
yeah in terms of value/availability in our market, seconded. (acknowledging that most of what we call EVOO is pretty shit)Grade a evoo - Kirkland organic. Well balanced. Good in salads, for dipping and cooking.
I feel like I watched a netflix special about this.I think there was a scandal a few years back about the Euros basically bottling motor oil, calling EVOO and selling it to the witless mangia-cakes in North America.
I think there was a scandal a few years back about the Euros basically bottling motor oil, calling EVOO and selling it to the witless mangia-cakes in North America.
I feel like I watched a netflix special about this.
but regardless, after travelling to the mediterranean and tasting what they call olive oil there, puts our north american stuff in perspective.
I think there was a scandal a few years back about the Euros basically bottling motor oil, calling EVOO and selling it to the witless mangia-cakes in North America.
I prefer sea salt or Himalayan salt.And if possible, a flaky finishing salt. Fleur de sel, something like that.
I buy Greek Olive Oil.New Yorker wrote about it 15 yrs ago
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Italy’s Great Olive-Oil Scam
From 2007: “Fraud is so widespread that few growers can make an honest living,” an Italian expert in adulterated oil said.www.newyorker.com
is using a garlic crusher kosher as an Italian? I would think not...
For our day to day I use the costco stuff mbow likes but for special occasions we’ll trek down to Liquid Gold for the good stuff.I buy a lot of Greek, and Spanish too
I think all of the brands I buy are legit....I'd be suspicious if they were riduclously cheap (which they aren't)
Agreed!Only one way to crush garlic.
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I’ve seen articles on that too. Concerning.speaking of adulteration of an otherwise healthy product, turmeric from India contains a substantial amount of lead
https://www.kuow.org/stories/turmer...-seattle-area-cases-show-gaps-in-lead-testing
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415259/