2007-06-12 04:53:05 · 12 answers · asked by kimmy pach 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
extra virgin olive oil comes from the first pressing of the olives, with very low acidity. It is the most flavorful and the most expensive, and is generally used only when you want to taste the flavor of the oil in what you're preparng.
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2007-06-12 04:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Comparing olive oils is like comparing wines. Ordinary olive oil is just like an ordinary wine, just fine when cooking food, but Extra Virgin Oil is like a very good wine with a great taste, using extra virgin oil your food will taste much, much better. Extra virgin oil is just the BEST of olive oils.
2007-06-12 12:10:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Extra virgin - considered the best, least processed, comprising the oil from the first pressing of the olives.
Virgin - from the second pressing.
Pure - undergoes some processing, such as filtering and refining.
Extra light - undergoes considerable processing and only retains a very mild olive flavor.
2007-06-12 11:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by JohnnySmoke 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Extra Virgin olive oil is much more pure and clean than regular olive oil
2007-06-12 11:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by m.u.s.i.c♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Extra Virgin is the first pressing of the olives. It's the best. Then you have pure light and pomace.
2007-06-12 13:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by monalisamouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About $1 a small bottle.
Extra virgin is first pressing of the olives, so it is purer.
2007-06-12 11:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the more extra or light it is the more pressed the olives were
beore that grade was made.
2007-06-12 11:58:03 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The purity. Extra virgin has more impurities and therefore more flavor.
2007-06-12 11:55:43 · answer #8 · answered by sixmillionways 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
evoo is made form the better olives, better for cooking
2007-06-12 11:55:38 · answer #9 · answered by ~Soul Socks~ aka <Spiderwebs& 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
good question. probably how they process it or filter it. something like that.
2007-06-12 11:56:18 · answer #10 · answered by shorty19775 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋