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Reviewed by Cindy Sanchez "The people of the Mediterranean and Southern Europe have eaten a diet plentiful in olives and olive oil for thousands of years, and today have one of the lowest rates of heart disease." So begins Ford Rogers' history of olives. From this fruit's origins and myths to its growing, producing, curing, storing and uses, Olives: Cooking with Olives and Their Oils takes you on a guided tour of the olive. An identification guide shows more than two dozen varieties of olives that range from salty to sweet, small to large, golden to black, from the Agrinion to the Sicilian Green olive (page 124). There is also an olive oil glossary (page 39) that details what to look for when buying olive oils, what types are available and how to use them. The health benefits of olive oil are well documented and this glossary helps in identifying those that best suit individual tastes as well as the differences between Extra Light, Extra Virgin, Fine Virgin and Lite. The recipes are divided into sections: The Appetizing Olive, The Well-Seasoned Olive, The Saucy Olive, The Vegetarian Olive, The Oceanic Olive, The Beefy Olive and The Baked Olive. With easy layouts the recipes are simple to follow, with some even sharing the origin of the recipe itself and the olive contained within. Try the Caponata, a sweet-and sour eggplant salad made with brine cured green olives. Or, how about the gleaming black sauce Linguini with Moroccan Oil-Cured Olive Sauce, sure to please those with strong Italian taste. Olives in stew? Sure! The Beef, Tomato, and Nicoise Olive Ragout is a thick and hardy stew using Nicoise olives. "With olives, we have a nearly perfect food..." Highly recommended. Click here for purchase info. Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Ten Speed Press ISBN: 1580083889; (May 2002) |
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