Olive
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| The fruit of the olive tree, an ancient
tree whose origins lie in the eastern Mediterranean.
There are hundreds of varieties of olive grown
around the world. Generally, there are two
types of olive, which are green olives and
black olives. |
| Green Olives are young olives picked
green and cured. |
| Black Olives are olives
picked half ripe(purple) or fully ripe (black)
and cured. |
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| Olive Oil |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Gan Lan
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| Olive oil is made
by crushing the flesh of olives and cold pressing
it to extract the oil. Virgin and extra virgin
have a strong flavour and are best used for
dressings. Refined oilive oil are best for
cooking. Olibe oil being known to reduce "bad"
cholesterol, stabilise blood sugar and even
work as an inflammatory. Olive oil has also
known to be effective in protecting the cells
of the colon from cancer-causing chemicals.
This may be due to its abilty to reduce the
amount of carcinogenics formed when meats
are cooked in extra virgin olive oil compared
to more refined oils. |
