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Which is why you should purchase Extra Virgin Olive oil from Greece, directly from Greece. There is a greek food importer in almost every that has a few Greek r

• dragonwriter 8y ago
  > Which is why you should purchase Extra Virgin Olive oil from Greece, directly from Greece. I think you misspelled “California”. > Also the irony here is that for the "premium" Italian olive oils, especially the extra virgin, most of the olives come from Greece. I thought Spain supplied more of the olives for Italian olive oil, and that was true across grades.
  • peterwwillis 8y ago
    Everywhere in the mediterranean supplies oil for olive oil. And calling it "Italian" is virtually meaningless. Either it comes from a very specific region of Italy so you can taste its local flavor, or it's just an oil blend. The back of the bottle will tell you which countries the oil comes from. I highly suggest buying from Greece instead of California, if only as a form of financial assistance via trade. Greek products are extremely good, but difficult to get here. There's so little money in Greece that they can't afford to build up the export infrastructure they had a century ago.
    • jimmy1 8y ago
      I am someone who still has all but my immediate family still over there, and I really appreciate you saying this. It really goes a long way. Greece has been at the very short end of the stick on some EU trade deals, austerity measures, increased war games from their millennial long mortal enemies, front lines of a refugee crisis, and more. For a country that has been through so much it truly is a testament to their resolve. And they still take great pride in making the best damn olives they can.
• reaperducer 8y ago
  There is a greek food importer in almost every that has a few Greek restaurant owners where you could go and get the real stuff. This might explain why I occasionally see Greek restaurants that also sell olive oil, but no other groceries.