AOVE in Spanish is the short call for aceite de oliva virgen extra. The same than EVOO!
Extra virgin olive oil is the purest and highest quality of olive oil. It is the most expensive oil among all other olive oil categories. Extra virgin olive oil is often termed as EVOO. At present, Spain is the largest producer of olive oil in the world. Extra virgin olive oil should be free from […]
Olive oil is obtained from the olive fruit. The oil is usually obtained by crushing the fruit between two stones or blades. This will extract semi liquid paste which is then stirred to get the oil droplets in a maceration process, followed by centrifugation to separate oil and water from the paste. Olive trees have […]
Olive oil is produced from olives which belongs to Oleacea family. Olive is a traditional tree crop mainly cultivated in the Mediterranean Basin. Generally the oil is obtained by pressing the whole olives into a paste, separating the vegetal liquid from the paste, and then separating water and oil from the liquid. However, there are […]
Pyrenees salad, with fresh olive oil from the Alfar olive oil mill. The salad is seasoned with wild herbs (dried oregano) and salt from the Pyrenees. The salt from the Pyrenees “Sel des Pyrénées” has special characteristics so it has a 10 times higher natural iodine value than sea salt. A delightful dish for the […]
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Harvest starts in Oro del Desierto. After a long work during one year with the olive trees, the time is coming for the harvest. The harvest of the still green and beautiful olives starts this days and they are delivered directly to the farm own olive mill of Oro del Desierto. This is the most […]
Researchers have studied the changes that take place in fish lipids and in the oil during frying processes, and have concluded that using extra virgin olive oil is the best choice. Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country have studied the changes that take place in fish lipids and in the oil during frying […]
Finca la Torre from Bobadilla (Malaga) today on 12 Abril 2016 have again a reason to celebrate. They have been awarded for the 4th consecutive time as the best olive oil of Spain at the “Spain Food Award for the best extra virgin olive oil harvest 2015-2016“ the award is awarded annually by the Spanish […]