002: Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Everything you always wanted to know and never knew to ask - a podcast by Paul Cappelli & Steven Crutchfield, discussing all things Italian: food, cu

from 2015-05-08T15:35:36

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Paul and Steven talk about all things extra virgin olive oil, a subject obviously close to their hearts.

You’ll discover:

• How old olive trees are

• When olives are harvested and how

• Why Puglia extra virgin olive oil, NOT Tuscan extra virgin olive oil, is the best

• What exactly “extra virgin” means

• Why pungent and bitter extra virgin olive oil is a good thing

• Why extra virgin olive oil is a fruit oil, not a vegetable oil

• Why the old farmers used to pick olives barefoot

• How the olives are milled

• Why yield is important when harvesting olive and making extra virgin olive oil

• Why we stay at the mill during the entire process

• How many olive trees there are in Puglia — it’s probably a lot more than you think