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MardeOlivos

Arbina

Olive Oil is originally from the Mediterranean area and now it’s produced and consumed in other areas around the world. It’s also included by The European Parliament in the list of food products most subjected to fraud.
This is a great opportunity to learn about this key ingredient of the Mediterranean Diet.

In this 2 hours Olive Oil workshop, we will learn about:
- How Olive Oil is produced and the different commercial categories: Extra virgin olive oil versus olive oil.
- Its health benefits.
- Its uses in the kitchen.
- How to assess its quality by tasting.

For the tasting part of the workshop, we will be using award-winning Spanish extra virgin olive oil produced from the four main varieties: Arbequina, picual, hojiblanca and cornicabra.

By tasting the oils, you will appreciate the different intensity, nuances and aromas of the real extra virgin olive oil.
The workshop includes:
- From 4 to 6 Spanish extra virgin olive oils.
- Olive Oil tasting cups.
- Four ingredients to pair with the oils.
- Spanish Tapas.


Olive Oil Tasting session and Mediterranean Diet workshop

"Extra" is the highest grade for olive oil; the best you can buy. The virgin oil produced from mechanical pressing may be called "extra" if it has less than 0.8% free oleic acid, and if it exhibits superior taste, colour and aroma. Thus, the "extra" in extra virgin olive oil means "premium", or simply, "the best."

You will go through:

* How the olive oil is produced
* How to assess its quality by tasting the oil
* Its health benefits

In this class you will taste and learn about different extra virgin olive oils, varying quality and health benefits of olive oil.

The Art of Olive Oil Pairing

Olive Oil Tasting Session

Mar de Olivos is a family run business, run by Mar herself. Translated it means “Sea of Olives Trees” which is what you can see when travelling across some parts of Andalucia. Mar de Olivos supply delicatessens or shops specialising in fine food, along with individual customers with the best Olives and oils from the region.

With all this expertise, comes great responsibility, and Mar is a passionate teacher too and loves imparting her wisdom on others. In particular they like to introduce you to fine award winning EVOO that is produced in Spain and provide you with information surrounding this rich and thriving industry.

Mar organises workshops, olive oil tasting sessions or masterclasses in different places in the UK where you can learn what she has learnt about oils from some of the best experts in Spain.

Mar de Olivos

Mar de Olivos

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