Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393343618 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in a medieval stone farmhouse surrounded by olive groves in the Ligurian countryside outside of Genoa, Italy. . Tom Mueller writes for The New Yorker and other publications
--Darryl Campbell. Best Books of the Month, December 2011: E.V.O.O. All in all, it's a great read not just for foodies, but also for anyone interested in the complexities of global trade and organized crime. Tom Mueller's Extra Virginity is about as explosive as an expose can get, at least if your subject is liquid fat. just got a whole lot more complicated. There are equally entertaining detours into olive oil's long history, the politics of regulation and enforcement, and e
Informational, yet a tad boring TruxtonSpangler Being an informational book, this was excellent. The problem with it is that it got repetitive. I understand the author's zeal to right the wrongs of the olive oil industry, and perhaps the story is a one-note song: Everyone's corrupt but for a few souls who are dedicated to get the oil industry right. The trouble with that is that it makes for a slog of a read after awhile. I appreciate Mr. Mueller's knowledge of the subject, his interest in seeing this corrected and his passion for the subject. Unfortunately, the subject matter didn't lend itself . Answered all my questions about EVOO and then some! This is an excellent book that has more than you'll ever want to know about extra virgin olive oil. The author traveled the world and interviewed key people in the world of olive oil - both sides of the fence. It will answer all your questions about how to tell a good olive oil, which olive oils brands are good. It covers the fraud in Europe, other countries and in the US. The UC Davis Olive Oil Research Center [] is a good reliable resource based here in the US. The book also lists links to a wide variety of resources. I read the book because I wan. Code Slinger said The Definitive Book on Olive Oil. It is such a shame we have to go through life like marks on a carnival midway; constantly on guard against those who would rob or defraud us. Olive oil is such a wonderful food, but you practically have to be a detective or a chemist to buy the authentic, unadulterated product. This is a wonderful book on olive oil, honest producers and thieves.
A superbly crafted combination of cultural history and food manifesto, Extra Virginity takes us on a journey through the world of olive oil, opening our eyes to olive oil’s rich past as well as to the fierce contemporary struggle between oil fraudsters of the globalized food industry and artisan producers whose oil truly deserves the name "extra virgin." 8 pages of illustrations. But this symbol of purity has become deeply corrupt. "Mueller reveals the brazen fraud in the olive oil indust