Assorted Food Facts: Yummy Food Thoughts for the Brain
November 5th, 2009
Want to be a real foodie? Try munching on these facts, and stock up on your food knowledge:
• Olive oil is extracted from ripe, green olives whose trees mature for a long time (about 35 years). That is why olive oil is more expensive than other kinds of cooking oil. When buying olive oil, look for color and clarity, and judge its aroma.
• “Extra virgin olive oil” is colored yellowish green, and is extracted from the very first pressing of mature olives. “Virgin olive oil” comes from subsequent pressings, and has less of the aroma, and richness of the extra virgin variety. Read the rest of this entry »
