Virgin olive oil - aquired taste?

Eenymeeny

Thanks for a very interesting thread. :T
I thought that I was strange as everyone else seems to love olive oil and seem to be pouring it on everything. OH insists on putting ev in trolley when shopping and I've got 3 bottles in cupboard 'cos I don't use it. If he cooks he can use it!
I have tried Aldi's mild though and don't mind that so much, I think that it's diluted with something else so that it's not so strong....

pandora205

I use extra virgin olive oil for most things although I stir fry using groundnut oil and use a little butter/sunflower oil for omelette.

However, I've had two disasters with olive oil:

• mixing with butter to make spreadable: this is far too bitter. I usually use sunflower oil but had run out.
• mixed with a few drops of castor oil for the (facial) oil cleansing method: it smells vile, though not as bad as the time I tried an omega 3 capsule!

MrsE_2

pandora205 wrote: »

I use extra virgin olive oil for most things although I stir fry using groundnut oil and use a little butter/sunflower oil for omelette.


However, I've had two disasters with olive oil:

• mixing with butter to make spreadable: this is far too bitter. I usually use sunflower oil but had run out.
• mixed with a few drops of castor oil for the (facial) oil cleansing method: it smells vile, though not as bad as the time I tried an omega 3 capsule!

I tried making mayo with it, it was awful:eek:

Hippeechiq

Tia_Maria06 wrote: »

I'm just watching Jamie Oliver on 4 at the mo, and my mouth is watering , but what I dont get is this virgin olive oil thing.

I got some as all the chefs use it, but I think its a strong taste and it makes my food taste weird. I just tend to stick to regular sunflower oil now.

Is it an aquired taste? Do you love it or loathe it?:p

I'm with you 100% ....at the risk of being accused of sitting on the fence, I think it makes everything taste vile I do like olives though.