“Chroniclers… have not hesitated to describe an idyllic Mediterranean world living on a diet of fresh, homegrown vegetables… homemade cheese and of course home-produced olive oil”. Olive oil is a cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet, and in her book Virgin Territory: Exploring the World of Olive Oil, Nancy Harmon Jenkins challenges myths about both.
Jenkins is convinced that “the high-premium oil to which we are happily growing accustomed today is a relatively recent phenomenon, except for a few fortunate people who produced their own oil.”
Read full article HERE (Jerusalem Post)
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