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Why we don't add flavours to our Olive Oil.

2/2/2015

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I frequently get asked whether we infuse any flavours into our olive oil, and it certainly seems to be a growing trend for producers to do this. Whilst it's nice to conjure up the image of the producer squeezing fresh limes into the olive oil, in reality 99% (and then some) of those that sell infused olive oil do it by adding a synthetic flavour. Sometimes they'll place a bit of chilli or garlic at the bottom of the bottle to really impress you, but generally speaking these oils will also have the flavour chemically added. This renders the olive oil no longer Extra Virgin as part of the definition of Extra Virgin is "nothing added", although you will see many producers claim that their infused olive oil is Extra Virgin. The variety of olives we use (mainly Barnea) are well suited to blending and adding flavours, however we prefer to add the flavour whilst we are cooking. That way you get a variety of flavours from the one cask and the flavours are REAL, not a chemical out of a bottle. We will often squeeze in some lime or lemon juice when making a salad, but you will find that good quality EVOO works well on its own as a salad dressing. We also like to stand behind the flavour of our oil and not hide it with any added flavours. Adding flavours to poor quality olive oil is a neat way to clear stock, but it's not something we are interested in. 


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