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So , at best it is an american product with a spanish-sounding name that contains 20% of supposedly italian EVOO which is probably not italian itself, but greek

So , at best it is an american product with a spanish-sounding name that contains 20% of supposedly italian EVOO which is probably not italian itself, but greek.

StavrosK 8y ago
> which is probably not italian itself, but greek. Why would that be? AFAIK there's more cheap/low quality Italian olive oil in the US than there is Greek.
- Scoundreller 8y ago
  Greece grows a lot of olives, but doesn’t have much processing/bottling capacity, so it gets shipped to Italy for that. As a result, the country of origin on the label could have Italy written on it.
- buboard 8y ago
  https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the-olive-oil-scam-if-80-is-fake-why-do-you-keep-buying-it/#5999147a639d https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the...
metroholografix 8y ago
Greek olive oil is considered the best in the world and doesn't suffer from Mafia infiltration which is a huge problem in Italy. Here is some great Greek olive oil available in US, that you can buy without fear of adulteration or other shadiness: https://www.amazon.com/Terra-Creta-Kolymvari-Protective-Designation/dp/B00KROTNAW/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1549294575 https://www.amazon.com/Terra-Creta-Kolymvari-Protective-Desi... https://www.amazon.com/Iliada-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Litre/dp/B075VDDCZ7/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1549294759 https://www.amazon.com/Iliada-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Litre/dp/B0...
- buboard 8y ago
  I can attest to that, as i am a producer. But the problem is that vast quantities are sold wholesale to italy/spain instead of being marketed directly to consumers. https://www.thenationalherald.com/185342/greek-olive-oil-producers-shut-export-market/ https://www.thenationalherald.com/185342/greek-olive-oil-pro...
- jaclaz 8y ago
  >Greek olive oil is considered the best in the world and doesn't suffer from Mafia infiltration which is a huge problem in Italy. Well, maybe you are generalizing a tad bit too much. You should provide some sources for both claims, anyway.
  - metroholografix 8y ago
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-crime-food/italian-police-break-mafia-ring-exporting-fake-olive-oil-to-u-s-idUSKBN1602BD https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-crime-food/italian-... https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/mafia-olive-oil-on-60-minutes/50203 https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/mafia-olive-o... https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the-olive-oil-scam-if-80-is-fake-why-do-you-keep-buying-it/#a2a6e4c639d7 https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the... From the last link: "It's reliably reported that 80% of the Italian olive oil on the market is fraudulent." Combine that with Camorra dumping toxic waste and poisoning vast areas of the Italian countryside and it's pretty obvious that Italy has a huge problem.
    - jaclaz 8y ago
      Well, those say nothing about the actual quality of "real" and "really italian" extravirgin olive oil. They only say that there is a lot of fake (or partially fake) oil around marked as Italian. And that some (good) producers of (good) olive oil are intimidated or forced to cooperate with Mafia. >Combine that with Camorra dumping toxic waste and poisoning vast areas of the Italian countryside and it's pretty obvious that Italy has a huge problem. Actually Italy has more than one huge problem, but this latter one you cited has nothing to do with "real" olive oil and its quality.

So , at best it is an american product with a spanish-sounding name that contains 20% of supposedly italian EVOO which is probably not italian itself, but greek.

StavrosK 8y ago

> which is probably not italian itself, but greek. Why would that be? AFAIK there's more cheap/low quality Italian olive oil in the US than there is Greek.

Scoundreller 8y ago
Greece grows a lot of olives, but doesn’t have much processing/bottling capacity, so it gets shipped to Italy for that. As a result, the country of origin on the label could have Italy written on it.
buboard 8y ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the-olive-oil-scam-if-80-is-fake-why-do-you-keep-buying-it/#5999147a639d https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the...

metroholografix 8y ago

Greek olive oil is considered the best in the world and doesn't suffer from Mafia infiltration which is a huge problem in Italy. Here is some great Greek olive oil available in US, that you can buy without fear of adulteration or other shadiness: https://www.amazon.com/Terra-Creta-Kolymvari-Protective-Designation/dp/B00KROTNAW/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1549294575 https://www.amazon.com/Terra-Creta-Kolymvari-Protective-Desi... https://www.amazon.com/Iliada-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Litre/dp/B075VDDCZ7/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1549294759 https://www.amazon.com/Iliada-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Litre/dp/B0...

buboard 8y ago
I can attest to that, as i am a producer. But the problem is that vast quantities are sold wholesale to italy/spain instead of being marketed directly to consumers. https://www.thenationalherald.com/185342/greek-olive-oil-producers-shut-export-market/ https://www.thenationalherald.com/185342/greek-olive-oil-pro...
jaclaz 8y ago
>Greek olive oil is considered the best in the world and doesn't suffer from Mafia infiltration which is a huge problem in Italy. Well, maybe you are generalizing a tad bit too much. You should provide some sources for both claims, anyway.
- metroholografix 8y ago
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-crime-food/italian-police-break-mafia-ring-exporting-fake-olive-oil-to-u-s-idUSKBN1602BD https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-crime-food/italian-... https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/mafia-olive-oil-on-60-minutes/50203 https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/mafia-olive-o... https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the-olive-oil-scam-if-80-is-fake-why-do-you-keep-buying-it/#a2a6e4c639d7 https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the... From the last link: "It's reliably reported that 80% of the Italian olive oil on the market is fraudulent." Combine that with Camorra dumping toxic waste and poisoning vast areas of the Italian countryside and it's pretty obvious that Italy has a huge problem.
  - jaclaz 8y ago
    Well, those say nothing about the actual quality of "real" and "really italian" extravirgin olive oil. They only say that there is a lot of fake (or partially fake) oil around marked as Italian. And that some (good) producers of (good) olive oil are intimidated or forced to cooperate with Mafia. >Combine that with Camorra dumping toxic waste and poisoning vast areas of the Italian countryside and it's pretty obvious that Italy has a huge problem. Actually Italy has more than one huge problem, but this latter one you cited has nothing to do with "real" olive oil and its quality.