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Check the origin of olive oil. If it's Tunisia, you're good. We've been exporting olive oil for 3000 years. It's all hand picked and pressed in the 12 hours fol
by slim 4y ago
Check the origin of olive oil. If it's Tunisia, you're good. We've been exporting olive oil for 3000 years. It's all hand picked and pressed in the 12 hours following the harvest, the process has been mastered for generations. And "extra virgin" is the normal quality over here, we don't have lesser than that
- blacksmith_tb 4y agoI am sure that Tunisian olive oil is delicious (I've been to Morocco where it was also great, but not Tunisia - yet!) The problem for anyone who isn't there in person is not knowing if it's been mixed with less-delicious oil from somewhere else while it was being shipped. Here in the US I tend to stick to oil from California, which is less likely to have been tampered with (since it didn't travel as far, or pass through as many hands).
- slim 4y agoI think this is mostly FUD. Olive oil gets botteled, sealed and branded before getting shipped to USA. When it's sold in bulk, you will find origins other than Tunisia on the bottle. Olive oil is like wine, every territory has it's own flavour. I'm sure some people will like the taste of Californian olive oil, while others will like the Tunisian olive oil
- blacksmith_tb 4y agoYes, that makes sense, if it was shipped in the bottle it should be fine I'm sure.
- wolverine876 4y agoI have some Tunisian olive oil that I enjoy very much, and I am interested in learning more about it, but with respect, there's no reason presented why Tunisians or the Tunisian name would be less involved in counterfeiting that Greeks, Italians, Californians, etc.
- slim 4y agoBecause we only produce olive oil in Tunisia and actually import other types of oil. It does not make sense economically to mix it with something that's not cheaper.
- voakbasda 4y agoThere is also nothing preventing intermediate distributors outside Tunisia from blending and repackaging that oil with cheaper oils. Or from such scoundrels from outright lying about the country of origin. No one has come up with an unbreakable or unforgeable supply chain for these goods, which is why counterfeiting is still such a problem.
- hypertele-Xii 4y agoChecks out. Organic Tunisian olive oil in one liter glass bottles is all I buy, all the way up here in Finland, and it's both the highest quality and cheapest, oddly enough.