Olive Pomace Oil

OIL FACTS

// AIR, LIGHT AND HEAT AFFECT OLIVE OIL, SO YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THE BOTTLE IS PROPERLY CLOSED AND

STORE IT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

// AS OLIVE OIL IS A NATURAL PRODUCT, IT DOES NOT IMPROVE WITH AGE, UNLIKE WINE. IT SHOULD THEREFORE

BE USED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE ITS SHELF LIFE IS OVER.

// HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON THE VARIETY, A WELL PRESERVED OIL CAN LAST UP TO 24 - 30 MONTHS WITHOUT

LOSING ITS ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITIES.

// AN OIL'S COLOUR DOES NOT INDICATE QUALITY.

// BELOW 45DEGREEF (7 DEGREE C) OLIVE OIL MAY BECOME CLOUDY ( FLAKES) ESPECIALLY OLIVE POAMCE OIL

AND THIS IS NORMAL & CLEAR WHEN AT ROON TEMPERATURE

// OLIVE OIL CAN BE CONSUMED IN ALL SEASONS AND NOT SPECIFICALLY IN WINTERS ONLY

// ALL VARIANTS OF OLIVE OIL HAVE DIFFERENT VAIRED USES & APPLICATIONS AND THUS CANNOT BE COMPARED

WITH EACH OTHER

CULTIVATION FACTS

// BETWEEN 4 AND 5 KILOS OF OLIVES ARE NEEDED TO PRODUCE 1 LITRE OF OLIVE OIL.

// THE TREE'S AGE ONLY AFFECTS THE QUANTITY PRODUCED, NOT THE QUALITY. AN OLIVE TREE STARTS TO

PRODUCE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 10, AND ITS PRODUCTION STARTS TO DECLINE AFTER IT IS 100 YEARS

OLD.

// AN OLIVE'S COLOUR DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE VARIETY BUT ON HOW RIPE IT IS. OLIVES ARE GREEN AT THE

BEGINNING AND BECOME BLACK AS THEY RIPEN.

FOOD NOTES

// WHEN DRESSING SALADS AND VEGETABLES, POUR THE OLIVE OIL FIRST, THEN ADD SALT AND VINEGAR OR

LEMON. ADDING THE OIL FIRST PROVIDES A PROTECTIVE LAYER WHICH HELPS THE VEGETABLES TO STAY FRESH

AND CRISP.

// OLIVE OIL IS EXCELLENT TO SPREAD ON MEAT IN A BARBECUE, AS IT HELPS TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL

JUICES.

// OLIVE OIL ADDS FLAVOUR TO CHARCOAL-GRILLED MEAT WHILST IT IS BROWNING. THE MEAT MUST BE COOKED

ON A LOW HEAT WITH ONLY A LITTLE OIL.

// ANY MEAT, FISH OR VEGETABLE FRIED IN OLIVE OIL IS TASTIER, AS THE OIL PREVENTS THE FOOD FROM

STICKING AND BECOMING GREASY.

// MEAT MARINATED IN OLIVE OIL BEFORE COOKING WILL BE MUCH TASTIER. AS OLIVE OIL IS A VERY DELICATE

PRODUCT, IT HELPS THE AROMATIC HERBS AND SPICES TO MIX.

// TO ENJOY A DELICIOUS SNACK, SPREAD A LITTLE GARLIC ON TOAST AND THEN ADD SOME OLIVE OIL.

// IF YOU USE A LITTLE OLIVE OIL IN THE WATER WHEN COOKING PASTA, IT WILL PREVENT IT FROM STICKING

SAUTÉ MEAT AND VEGETABLES IN OLIVE OIL FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THEY ARE TENDER AND SEASON.