Our favorite extra virgin olive oil is Señorío
de Vizcántar. A small producer in Priego de Córdoba fills each bottle by hand
especially for
Tienda.com. It is fragrant, flavorful and wonderfully versatile, whether it
is for dipping, salads, or cooking.
Your
choice is purely a matter of personal taste. Just as there is no such thing as
the best wine or the best cheese, neither is there an olive oil that is "the
best". We hope you will try different ones to see what suits your palate.
Remember that unlike an open bottle of wine, an
open olive oil bottle or tin keeps for months if you keep it in a cool place out
of direct light. The flavor of many mild oils is fragile. They ought to be
consumed within a year for optimal flavor. On the other hand, many full flavored
olive oils may be kept 2 or 3 years with no ill effect.
One myth: that olive oil has a low temperature
threshold. It actually has a very high and is great for frying vegetables and
meats.
We have listed below all of the olive
oils that we carry, along with descriptions of their flavors and uses. All of
our olive oil, except Carbonell Pure, is extra virgin, cold pressed.
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