Questions & Answers - Green Olive Oil
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Question:
Good
day. My
question
is about green
olive
oil,
which my
local
specialty
store
uses to
make
mozzarella
knots, I
cant
seem to
find it
at my
local
food
market,
can you
help,
what
type of
olive
oil is
it
...Thank
you.
Check out my article
on
Olive Oil.
Green olive oil is usually the oil produced by the first pressing of the olives. It would be extra-virgin olive oil that says on the label it is from the first pressing.
Response: Thursday, January 30, 2003 The above is not quite right. First Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oils can be green as much as gold. In fact, the colour of the olive oil depends on the amount of chlorophyll in the olive fruit (which is a direct result of the the climatic conditions of the region) and the time when the olives are harvested and pressed.Ordinarily, we find that olives pressed early on during the harvest (say in early to mid-October) produce a green olive oil. In Greece we refer to this oil as "agoureleo" (early harvest). It has a slightly bitter taste with a pronounced sharpness and fruity flavour - a punchy, clean olive oil. The reason why Peter's local store uses it to make mozzarella knots is because its flavour characteristics contrast with (and by consequence compliment) the wholesome and creamy flavour of the mozzarella.
Sorry to cold-email you
like this but olive oil
is our life and
livelihoods! Stavros Haidemenos KALAMEA FOODS EPE
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