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Article: Italian olive oil is the choice for cooking - most of the time
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 3, 1987
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Most Americans associate olive oil with Italy. Italy exports
more olive oil than any other country, and its oils are probably the
finest available. But there are quality olive oils imported from
Greece, Spain and France, too. And California olive oil, though not
as flavorful as the oils of Italy and France, is reasonably good and
continues to show improvement.
However, Italian olive oil is pretty much the oil of choice
because oils from other countries aren't readily available. And,
except for one time, Italian olive oil has been my choice for cooking
and salads.
Several years ago while I was working my way toward Florence,
Italy, by way of the French Riviera, I came upon a small shop ...