366 Days of 2012, Day 119 - Oils Ain't Oils

How many of us remember the old 'Oils Ain't Oils' advertisements 'back in the day'. Well, we won't be pouring this lovely golden oil into our cars but it will sure go well in our bodies!

Today we tasted this beautiful and fruity 'Extra Virgin' first press olive oil from Sorrells Vineyard and Winery down in Currency Creek, SA. I learned a little about the different varieties of olive which can be used to make olive oil and discovered that this oil was blended from Koroeniki, Mediterreanean, Kalamata and Moraki varieties.

It's obvious in hindsight that different varieties of olives do exist and of course will have different flavours and colours. Walk down any supermarket aisle in the oils section and you will see labels such as 'cold pressed', 'extra virgin', 'light' and a plethora of brand names but I have no recollection of ever having noticed a variety.

Remember how once all red wine was called 'claret'? Yet now we absolutely must know what's in the bottle! Let's hope that we see more of this in other foods. The more you know about something, the more you will enjoy it.

Sol was so right those many years ago as he preached that 'Oils Ain't Oils'.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 119 - Oils Ain't Oils'. 1/1000 sec at 40mm f/4.0, ISO 400 Crop