The culture of the olive tree in Spain:
The story between the olive tree and Spain began from the colonization, at the end of the thousand-year-old 2nd av. J-C, of the Mediterranean Sea, by the Phoenician. At first, the phoenician culture was of low influence, but at the end of the VIIth century av. J-C,...The olive oil, in brief:
The olive oil is the juice of the olive; it is thus a totally natural product stemming from a fresh product. A fruit (an olive) very mature amounted to a fruit full of oil. The olive oil is then the fat extracted from some fruits of the olive tree. It consists about...
The 3 toppest olive oils to give this Christmas
To give something different and original is not easy, so we want to help you. We give you a tasty and different idea: to give olive oil. To distinguish among all the types of olive oil is a hard job, and identifying its different shades may become crazy. We will help...
The color and quality of the olive oil
The colour of an olive oil is not linked to quality or flavor, contrary to what people think. It is true that food enters into our eyes and the fact of finding a greener olive oil leads us to think it may be of a better quality. In this case, the colour of the olive...
Designation of Origin Siurana: the flavour of Tarragona
Siurana is the designation of Origin from Tarragona. This sort of olive oils are produced in different areas of southern Tarragona, at southern Catalonia. Some of those areas are Rivera d’Ebre or Alt camp, among others. This sort of olive oils have received different...Extra virgin Olive Oil, THE ORIGIN
There is a Greek myth which tells about how Athens was named. There were two gods who wish to name the great city with it's name, Atenea and Poseidon.
The Oracle of Delfos said that the one who gives the city the best gift would be the one to name it.
Poseidon build a river of salted water and Atenea created the olive tree.
Atenea won and the olive tree was the symbol and the most representative icon of the Greek and the Roman empires.
From the the olive tree humans extract the juice of the olives, the olive oil.
The Oracle of Delfos said that the one who gives the city the best gift would be the one to name it.
Poseidon build a river of salted water and Atenea created the olive tree.
Atenea won and the olive tree was the symbol and the most representative icon of the Greek and the Roman empires.
From the the olive tree humans extract the juice of the olives, the olive oil.