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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I picked this up real cheap a few months ago. I thought that it might have been an Audible Daily Deal, but I don't suppose that they would repeat them this soon. No matter.
Anyway, it's hard to know when you can believe something that you hear. But it sounds like the author has done his homework.
I haven't trusted anyone's "extra virgin" olive oil to be the real thing since I heard this audio. It sounds like every company--with maybe one or two exceptions--puts a lot of not only non-virgin oil in, but oils that aren't even from the olive! The inspection, regulations, prosecution of violators is very weak in Italy and elsewhere. It's an eyeopener.
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Kinda makes one appreciate the US sometimes-seemingly-insane labeling laws on some things.
In the case of EVOO, though, assuming it's not laced with arsenic or something, it's really a matter of taste, no? So like with wine, if bottle of cheap stuff tastes good with your food, there is little reason to spend more, right?
That is, if you buy a bottle of EVOO and like it, does it really matter?
Or is the quality of olive oil some near-religious issue?