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It seems the latest scandal in the gourmet food world is fake Italian “virgin” olive oil. A new expose reveals that most Italian olive oil is a far cry from virgin, and certainly from “extra virgin,” laughs the Countess du Ruel. Virgins are few and far between these days, even the bottled variety. Not only that, most Italian olive oil isn’t from Italy.
The arrival of Seville oranges has been described as a” bitter sweet epiphany” muses the Countess du Ruel. I eagerly await the day in dullest winter when these knobbly and ugly citruses from Seville arrive for marmalade season. The season’s short and tart, but the result is sublime. Bon Apetito!
It seems the latest scandal in the gourmet food world is fake Italian “virgin” olive oil. A new expose reveals that most Italian olive oil is a far cry from virgin, and certainly from “extra virgin,” laughs the Countess du Ruel. Virgins are few and far between these days, even the bottled variety. Not only that, most Italian olive oil isn’t from Italy.
