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Extra virgin olive oil has always been the prince of the Mediterranean diet.It's fame is ancient and legendary and does not arise from a myth. Its roots anchored in the reality of a product with unparalleled characteristics and a unique process of its kind.In fact, unlike other vegetable oils extracted from seeds also by means of chemical solvents, extra virgin olive oil is the only one obtained from the fruit of the olive tree, only with the use of mechanical means.This feature means that the extracted olive juice is not a mere mixture of triglycerides, but a complex combination of vitamin molecules, antioxidants, a...

High quality extra virgin olive oil can be used for frying, indeed the most suitable. The claims that high-temperature extra virgin olive oil transmits harmful substances are untrue. This is demonstrated by the numerous studies conducted by the Food Science Department of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Naples Federico II, a study commented on and approved by Unaprol Consorzio Olivicolo Italiana. In fact, scholars have found that high quality extra virgin olive oil is also excellent in frying at high temperatures, it releases particular antioxidant substances useful to combat aging.</p> <p>The research examined the cooking cycle of...

Welcome to Salento, the most oriental region of Italy, a border land. It is the most ancient land of Apulia, as testified by interactions that took place in this ancestral land like Messapians, Romans, Byzantines, Normans, Saracens and Spanish. It was called Terra d'Otranto. History, the soul of people, the lush Mediterranean vegetation, the artistic and enchanted landscapes, the naturalistic and cultural tours, leave irresistibly fascinated, tracing indelible marks in your heart. Menhir, Dolmen and monumental buildings scattered around the area, represent the testimony of a great prehistoric human civilization. Dry stone walls, made of extremely hard stones, surround the properties...