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Located in northern Italy, near Lake Garda, this area produces some of the best extra virgin olive oil and wine in the world. Don’t believe us? Try Extra Virgin Olive Oil Veneto Valpolicella D.O.P for yourself!
As Thomas Jefferson once said “The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven”. Let’s start with some fundamental facts you should know. In Italy, olive oil is a lifestyle: Italians use around 12 liters per person every year! Yes, it is a lot!
Easy, delicious. Who couldn't love bruschetta? Here are some simple and quick recipes to unleash your inner chef!
There is one thing that has brought together Italians far and wide more than anything in the past few weeks. In this difficult time, homemade bread quickly became a prominent method to spend the quarantine in a productive and healthy way.
The word sottaceti literally means "under vinegar" because these vegetables have been pickled in wine vinegar. One of the most famous Italian traditions for sottaceti is the Giardiniera, assorted pickled vegetables in vinegar like carrots, bell peppers, celery, cauliflower, olives.
Italian actress and beauty icon Sophia Loren said that spaghetti and extra virgin olive oil were her secrets to looking so radiant and young. She was not alone. Women as early as Cleopatra, perhaps the first ever beauty icon, used extra virgin olive oil to perfect their beauty routine.