The flavors of olive oil : a tasting guide and cookbook

A comprehensive guide to tasting, understanding, and cooking with extra virgin olive oil covers how to categorize four different types of olive oil, profiling one hundred top brands, and provides a wealth of recipes ranging from appetizers to desserts. 15,000 first printing. This volume lists and classifies 100 different olive oils from all over the world, from California, to Morocco to New Zeland, and tells where to buy them. There are also almost 100 recipes, which range from appetizers to desserts, including fava bean soup and "hot" chocolate cake. ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT FOODS. olive oil has been a part of the human diet for thousands of years, and although the technologies for harvesting, hauling, and crushing have evolved, at its best olive oil remains essentially the same pure juice of the olive it has always been. A comprehensive guide to olive oil that describes the characteristics of more than 150 different oils and includes tasting notes and recipes as well as tips on storing and reading labels