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I live in Crete, Greece. Almost all families here own olive trees groves and produce oil - the island, and I guess this is true for most regions of Greece, is f
by markpapadakis 10y ago
I live in Crete, Greece. Almost all families here own olive trees groves and produce oil - the island, and I guess this is true for most regions of Greece, is full of olive trees.
We consume a lot of oil - we use oil in everything, and it’s delicious - I personally have a hard time eating anything that doesn’t have olive oil in it.
I ‘ve tasted olive oil when I had the chance to travel to other countries, except it barely resembled the olive oil I know. It tasted bad, and it didn’t even look like the real thing. This could have only been fake or otherwise diluted olive oil. I doubt any kind of olive tree produces that kind of oil anyway.
By the way, I noticed from my time in some European cities, that olive oil is sold for a very high price. I understand that imported goods are expensive, but the prices I saw at super markets were just ridiculous ( and it’s possible even that was for ‘fake’ olive oil).
- legulere 10y ago> By the way, I noticed from my time in some European cities, that olive oil is sold for a very high price. It really depends on the country the olive oil is from. I think Italian olive oil is the most expensive and Greek olive oil is one of the cheapest. In fact the cheap olive oil I buy from the discounter here is from Crete :)
- dmitri1981 10y agoSpain produces three time more olive oil than Italy, but I am yet to see any shop in London selling Spanish olive oil. Why? Because usually it's packaged in Italy and sold as Italian since that is what customers have come to expect.
- SinomaSo 10y agoSame in morocco. We have 3 olive trees in our house and we get huge amount of olive oil out of them. We use olive oil in everything. I also agree with you about the taste. It tastes insanely good compared to what I buy from supermarkets in Europe. I've heard rumors in the past that the Mafia got involved in olive oil in Italy because it's much more lucrative and safe than drugs.
- cloudjacker 10y agoThe conspiring Mafia.... lobby. Contact your senator now
- jacobolus 10y ago> I understand that imported goods are expensive, but the prices I saw at super markets were just ridiculous ( and it’s possible even that was for ‘fake’ olive oil). You should try comparing the price wholesalers pay to coffee plantations in tropical countries to the end price of roasted coffee beans at boutique coffee roasters in the US or Europe. It will blow your mind.
- vanderZwan 10y agoIf you ever end up in Utrecht, the Netherlands, there is a Greek importer of olive oil on the weekly market. Just a tip ;)
- CountGeek 10y agoDo you have a name or a website?
- vanderZwan 10y ago"De Olijfolie Specialist," which translates to "The Olive Oil Specialist". https://www.facebook.com/DeOlijfolieSpecialist/home https://www.facebook.com/DeOlijfolieSpecialist/home
- gnclmorais 10y agoThe same in my village back in Portugal. We make our own wine and olive oil. My mother even sends me packages regularly with our olive oil!