The best olive oils are not easy to find, and if you’re like most people, it’s quite possible you have never had a truly excellent bio extra virgin olive oil. The good news is that once you have tasted a high quality olive oil, your life will never be the same.
GOOD EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL IS…
FRUITY
Look for pleasant fruit flavors characteristic of fresh ripe or green olives. Ripe fruit yields oils that are milder, aromatic, buttery, and floral, while green fruit yields oils that are grassy, herbaceous, bitter, and pungent. Fruitiness also varies with the variety of olive.
BITTER
Fresh olives oil will have a mostly pleasant acrid flavor sensation on the tongue.
PUNGENT
A peppery sensation in the mouth and throat is a sign of abundant nutrients in good, fresh extra virgin olive oil.
