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Russian olive oil imports slip
When it comes to olive oil usage among the big Asian countries, Russians consumption seems practically Greek when compared with China and India. While Russia and China both imported about 35,000 tons of olive oil last year, according to the latest report by the...
Community effort to combat the olive fruit fly
Over-ripe olives can be a problem for more than just your driveway. They may be creating a home for the olive fruit fly, a well-established pest that seems to be spreading in Sonoma Valley. The olive fruit fly was first discovered in Southern California in 1998 and...
Keep your olive oil from going bad with these proper storage tips
Olive oil is perfect for everyday cooking, but if you have some really nice olive oil you use for dipping, you probably won’t use it as often. You can extend its shelf life by keeping it stored the right way. And great to see this message getting out there.
Cooking with olive oil: some like it hot
It's called liquid gold, but can olive oil, like the precious metal, handle the heat? A long-standing myth is that you shouldn't cook with olive oil. Yay – this reporter gets it right!
7 myths (and truths) about olive oil
Myths, legends, half-truths and outright lies about olive oil so pervade our current conversation about food that an oleophile like me hardly knows where to begin to refute them. Here are just a few I’ve seen or heard recently …