Re: Your favorite olive oil????

[Guest guest]

Walford recommends some brands of extra-virgin olive oil in the Anti-

Aging plan (p 63). Of those brands recommended, I have only tried

Colavita - which to me tastes great - though I'm no connoisseur. My

experience with others though is some people just do not like extra

virgin olive oil - PERIOD - regardless of the brand. Some people

just find extra virgin olive oil " too strong " etc. I have even had

people who could eat butter and cream based dressings by the

tablespoon full claim a bit of it on a salad tasted " too oily " .

Go figure ...

Anyway, even though if you are addding fats to food you generally

want them to be monounsaturated, there is certainly no law stating

you *must eat extra virgin olive oil*. What are you planning to use

it for anyway? You shouldn't even notice the taste much if you are

planning to cook with it and there are certainly other alternatives.

> As far as taste is concerned, which brand of olive oil is your

> favorite. I'm not particularly found of olive oil and am trying to

> find the best tasting. I don't even remember the exact brand I

> bought since I've already thrown away the bottle. It was extra

> virgin but I really just don't care for the taste. Any

suggestions??

[Guest guest]

for those who don't have the book, the brands recommended are: Badic,

Coltibuono, Calavita, Marsala and Sciabica. In " Beyond " on page 281, he

adds one mnd Sciabica.

on 10/13/2002 12:31 PM, somejoanne2002 at bhsnz@... wrote:

> Walford recommends some brands of extra-virgin olive oil in the Anti-

> Aging plan (p 63). Of those brands recommended, I have only tried

> Colavita - which to me tastes great -

[Guest guest]

Seems like Fran and JoAnne have a plan for the man.

I think I'll give that Colavita a try. I frequent this Italian place

on occasion and get a Chicken, broccoli,shitaki mushroom, hot pepper

meal that is one of their specialties. I've always REALLY liked this

meal which is drenched in Extra Virgin Olive oil,.......that's why I

was surprised that I didn't care for the stuff that I bought from the

grocery store. Last time I was at the Italian place I asked what

particular brand they used and they had said Colavita also. Sounds

like a winner.