The healthy benefits of olive oil have been enjoyed for centuries throughout the Mediterranean but only recently are they being appreciated worldwide. This fascinating and unique book, both a history and a practical compendium, includes 100 traditional and regional olive oil recipes and is stunningly illustrated by Madeleine David.
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A culinary book written with enthusiasm and feeling,
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This review is from: The Essential Olive Oil Companion: 100 Recipes, Varieties Histories, Cultivation (Paperback)
I very much enjoyed the stucture of the book. The historical introduction on olive oil is splendid. The chapters on processing, tasting, etc are the best yet on this subject in books of wide readership. Throughout the book one gets permeated by the author's contagious enthusiasm. The chapter on Spanish oils is accurate and fair.Illustrations are also of fine quality. The only blemish I was able to find was the frequent spelling mistakes in the original language of different recipes:"ajo blancho", "carne machada", "bagna calda" etc
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I love this book. Great history and regional education about olives, great recipes, great artwork.
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If you've got an olive tree in your yard, get this book.,
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This review is from: The Essential Olive Oil Companion: 100 Recipes, Varieties Histories, Cultivation (Paperback)
"The Essential Olive Oil Companion" isn't about oil only. It also explains the steps needed the convert those hard green fruit on your olive tree in delicious snacks and ingredients in Mediterranean recipes. If you've got an olive tree in your yard, orchard or garden, get this book.
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When I first mentioned to friends that I was writing a book about olive oil, most of them stared at me with incredulity, and after a pause said, "Oh you mean Popeye's girlfriend"! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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When I first mentioned to friends that I was writing a book about olive oil, most of them stared at me with incredulity, and after a pause said, "Oh you mean Popeye's girlfriend"! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, International Olive Oil Council, South of France, South America New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Latin American Cooking by Elizabeth Lambe Ortiz on page 141
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- Olive Oil: From Tree to Table by Peggy Knickerbocker in Back Matter
- Secrets of Healthy Middle Eastern Cuisine by Sanaa Abourezk in Back Matter
- The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil by Carol Firenze in Back Matter
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- A Taste of Latin America: Recipes and Stories by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz in Back Matter
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