Olive oil is supposed to taste good

[mercanucaribe]

Everyone is always talking about how good olive oil tastes and how good it is for you. I don't get it. I dip my bread in olive oil and all I taste is a piece of oily bread. I can't detect much of an olive oil flavor. Am I missing something?

 

[grohl]

yes, definitely more aromatic and fruity, lighter compared to plain old vegetable oil.

get yer nose checked out

 

[Looney]

Did you get EVOO?

(i did it purposely, i know there's a lot of Rachel Ray haters here!)

 

[dartworth]

get better olive oil...

 

[phreaqe]

i agree. the only itme i ever taste anything when i dip my bread into olive oil is when there are seasonings in the oil. it just tastes all soggy and greasy.

 

[Tuktuk]

Originally posted by: dartworth
get better olive oil...

Yep.. what kind do you have now? Safeway Select?

 

[dug777]

massively depends on the olive oil.

i've gone to a few places that produced a whole variety of olive oils, and you could really tell the difference a-twixt them all

It should taste well different to any other single blend oil tho...

 

[heathertre]

I love to cook with olive oil, especially garlic infused. If you are dipping bread in your olive oil, I suggest putting some fresh ground pepper on a plate with some olive oil.

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: Tuktuk

Originally posted by: dartworth
get better olive oil...

Yep.. what kind do you have now? Safeway Select?

LOL, I got the walmart brand once. When I got home and smelled the oil I dumped it down the drain.

 

[mercanucaribe]

When I was in college I used a bottle that cost something like $18. Is that expensive enough to taste good? I don't see how a slight fruity aroma means it tastes good and is worth all the fat.

 

[mrrman]

depends on the brand that you are getting...cold pressed tastes the best IMO

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
When I was in college I used a bottle that cost something like $18. Is that expensive enough to taste good?

should taste distinctively like olive oil at that price. whether you like that, or it tastes good across a paddock of decent olive oils to you, is a different matter

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Looney
Did you get EVOO?

BAN :|

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: Looney
Did you get EVOO?

(i did it purposely, i know there's a lot of Rachel Ray haters here!)

It honestly doesn't bother me that she says that... What bothers me is she'll say,
"Just add a little EVOO......extra virgin olive oil..."

IF YOU SAY THE STUPID ABBREVIATED VERSION, DON'T SAY THE FULL VERSION. IT IS STUPID!!!!

ok...I'm done.

 

[Tuktuk]

Originally posted by: tw1164

Originally posted by: Tuktuk

Originally posted by: dartworth
get better olive oil...

Yep.. what kind do you have now? Safeway Select?

LOL, I got the walmart brand once. When I got home and smelled the oil I dumped it down the drain.

I had Safeway Select while I was big into cooking for awhile. For a couple of months I used it, but only because I felt obligated to. I never understoof the big fascination with it. Then I bought some real olive oil and was dumping it in everything. Suddenly I was a great cook, the whole time Safeway had been ruining my food!

 

[KillerCharlie]

I like Trader Joe's - they have good quality olive oil for really low prices. I use olive oil absolutely whenever I can. For some reason, though, I don't really like it on salads.

 

[SLU MD]

i'll take butter any day of the week.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: dartworth
get better olive oil...

:thumbsup: Buy extra virgin and avoid light or plain virgin oil. I like G.Sensat extra virgin from Spain, it comes in a metal can and the UPC is 0 73082 81315 8.

 

[jupiter57]

Olive oil is just the "Butter" of the new millineum.
It has very little taste, (Even the very best EVOO has very little taste, while the cheap stuff usually has a terrible taste) and while it IS more healthy than butter or margarine, it is just the Trendy thing to do.
Use it if you want to impress the masses, but if it is taste you seek, use butter or margarine.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
I like Trader Joe's - they have good quality olive oil for really low prices. I use olive oil absolutely whenever I can. For some reason, though, I don't really like it on salads.

Canola is much healthier than olive and it is cheaper too. It provides a better balance of positive cholesterol. The reason to use olive over canola is the olive flavor.

 

[Tuktuk]

Originally posted by: jupiter57
Olive oil is just the "Butter" of the new millineum.
It has very little taste, (Even the very best EVOO has very little taste, while the cheap stuff usually has a terrible taste) and while it IS more healthy than butter or margarine, it is just the Trendy thing to do.
Use it if you want to impress the masses, but if it is taste you seek, use butter or margarine.

Olive oil is trendy? Hahaha yea because it just came on the market last year..

 

[Googer]

Click on Spain --> Then Click G.Sensat --> https://secure.mysuperpageshosting.com/...market.com/cgi-bin/online/storepro.php

 

[jupiter57]

Originally posted by: Tuktuk

Originally posted by: jupiter57
Olive oil is just the "Butter" of the new millineum.
It has very little taste, (Even the very best EVOO has very little taste, while the cheap stuff usually has a terrible taste) and while it IS more healthy than butter or margarine, it is just the Trendy thing to do.
Use it if you want to impress the masses, but if it is taste you seek, use butter or margarine.

Olive oil is trendy? Hahaha yea because it just came on the market last year..

Last year?
Uhm, what rock did you crawl out from under?
I've seen Olive Oil around since I was kid, and I'm 50 years old!

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: jupiter57

Originally posted by: Tuktuk

Originally posted by: jupiter57
Olive oil is just the "Butter" of the new millineum.
It has very little taste, (Even the very best EVOO has very little taste, while the cheap stuff usually has a terrible taste) and while it IS more healthy than butter or margarine, it is just the Trendy thing to do.
Use it if you want to impress the masses, but if it is taste you seek, use butter or margarine.

Olive oil is trendy? Hahaha yea because it just came on the market last year..

Last year?
Uhm, what rock did you crawl out from under?
I've seen Olive Oil around since I was kid, and I'm 50 years old!

Damn, your sarcasm meter is busted.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: jupiter57
Olive oil is just the "Butter" of the new millineum.
It has very little taste, (Even the very best EVOO has very little taste, while the cheap stuff usually has a terrible taste) and while it IS more healthy than butter or margarine, it is just the Trendy thing to do.
Use it if you want to impress the masses, but if it is taste you seek, use butter or margarine.

The hell? By "trendy" you mean being used for something like 6,000 years?