Is olive oil expensive?
It is a perishable product made once a year. The producers’ year-long effort has to be prepared in a few days, when the olives are harvested followed by the oil extraction. To guarantee quality there are rigorous and costly processes. A small producer cannot...
Zaitun is an olive oil from Beira Baixa, Portugal
Made with centuries-old olive trees of the Galega and Cordovil varieties, it is a mild olive oil. In the mouth we feel the bitter and spicy flavors balanced, not too intense. It is great for seasoning salads. Often the Zaitun olive grove welcomes sheep, that eat the...
Tomato and olive oil
Tomato and olive oil. The delicious combination of these two ingredients takes place on several levels: Olive oil with tomato: how good it is to eat a tomato salad with olive oil and salt?! Better still if freshly picked. Here at home we consume a lot (raw, cooked,...