Quinoa and lentil casserole
This dish is perfect for a evening meal: full of healthy, nourishing ingredients, it will delight every pulse, veggie and herb-loving person. A recipe given to us by Olio Turri Fratelli
Pleasures
2017 OOF, subscriptions are open
An idea for a Christmas present. There is time until December 24th to purchase the tickets for the sixth Olio Officina Festival at a discounted rate. The festival will be held in Milan from February 2 to 4, 2017
World Olive Day 2016
The International Olive Council will celebrate World Olive Day to raise awareness of the importance of the relationship between olive growing and the environment, showing the benefits of its products for health and raising awareness of the role of the IOC as the organisation solely responsible for administering the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives
All vinegars have health properties
There are no doubts on vinegars nutritional and health value, as well as for their preventive role for our health. Ancients had well understood it, to the point of including them in their time pharmacopeia. The list of popular remedies
Recipe by chef Giuseppe Capano
Awaiting autumn: chestnut tarts with olive oil and vin santo with apple cream scented with orange oil. A recipe given to us by Garda Dop Extra Virgin Olive oil Producers Association
Just call it Vù
This is the name, youthful and jaunty, that Frantoiani del Vùlture has given to its Vùlture PDO extra virgin olive oil. A special gourmet edition of this oil is also available. Its birthplace is on a group of hills of volcanic origin found in Basilicata, a small region in southern Italy
An exciting oil from Coratina olives
Not all extra virgin oils made from Coratina olives can be placed at the same level. Corona delle Puglie, made by Covan, an olive mill in Andria producing Terra di Bari – Castel del Monte PDO oils, is the proof that single-varietal oils obtained from the most renowned and popular olive cultivar grown in Italy can be strikingly different and original. Here are three oils with different degrees of fruitiness
Energy. Oil in motion
The organizational machinery in charge of the sixth Olio Officina Festival is already at work. Next year’s event will be held in Milan, Italy, from February 2 to 4, 2017. The keyword this time is energy, intended as power, vigour, an agent of change. In a way this is the opposite of what oil is usually considered, i.e. a soothing element, something to pour over troubled waters.
Fusilli alla norma
A recipe given to us by Pantaleo, a company located in Fasano di Puglia, southern Italia. This is an “oil-centred” dish, hence the extra virgin employed, Selezione Oro, is one of its key features. How fruity should an oil be to pair with ingredients such as pasta, aubergine, tomato, basil leaves? What is best, light, intermediate or intense fruitiness?
A gold-worthy, low-acidity oil
At an oil tasting session during the 2016 Olio Officina Festival, we were very favourably impressed by Sagra Oro, a low-acidity extra virgin olive oil. This sapid, harmonious and very palatable oil is extremely versatile, has all the bearings of a great personality, as well as a delightful balance of bitterness and pungency
The almond note, the harmony and the overall sweet impression
Its name is Selezione Oro (Gold Selection), and bears the signature of Luigi Santagata. Selezione Oro is one of the extra virgin oils produced by a company near Genoa that has been operating in this field since 1907. At the head of the enterprise are siblings Federico and Cristina, the fifth generation of an internationally acclaimed family of oil-makers.
The 2016 Olio Officina Oil Culture award
Every year the Olio Officina Festival presents an award for outstanding contributions in the field of olive oil. This year’s winners were three Italians and a Spaniard. Here is who they are
The winners of the 2016 “Le Forme dell’Olio” contest
The winners of the contest organized by Olio Officina are the Italian "Fratelli De Cecco" in the presentation packaging class, and the Spanish company "Casas de Hualdo" for the Horeca and mass retail channels category. The product line made by another Italian firm, "Domenico Manca-San Giuliano", received a special award, whereas a limited edition by "Mia Italy" won the prize for originality of style
The recipe for country chicken
Chicken, as envisioned by Sicilian cook-farmer Ciccio Sultano, with a little oil, garlic, soy sauce, butter, broth and a few more ingredients
Everything is ready for the 2016 Olio Officina Festival
A series of pictures announces the fifth edition of this great event dedicated to olive oils and condiments. The appointment is in Milan, Italy, from January 21 to 23, 2016
The future of oil
The fifth Olio Officina Festival, taking place in Milan from January 21 to 23, will be avant-garde. Being avant-garde means being at the forefront, in front of everybody before anybody else, hence becoming a guide and leader. Often we fear the unknown, but as we should all know, the future provides nourishment for tradition. Among the novelties of next year’s festival there is a sector devoted to books on gastronomy, agriculture and the environment