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Article: OLIVE OIL
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- Maryland Gazette
- Article date:
- July 26, 2006
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Have you been to a tasting party lately? Forget the wine, beer or
water tastings, be the first on your block to host an olive oil
party.
Selecting the right olive oil for cooking or eating is as
challenging as picking out a wine. But unlike wine, olive oil doesn't
age well. The current year's crop is the best.
According to Mary Giolitti, who owns Giolitti's Delicatessen in
Annapolis, many Italians won't use last year's olive oil.
"By 2006, the 2005 bottles are discarded," she said.
But then, most Italians don't have this problem since their daily
diet, like Mrs. Giolitti's, consists of a salad drizzled with olive
oil.
Mrs. Giolitti has a varied collection of olive oils for sale at
her shop ...