Among the oils that can add flavor to dishes and accentuate the delicacy of ingredients for chefs at restaurants, eateries, or those in charge of cooking at home, olive oil is one. Pure olive oil is regarded the best option since it contains the most monounsaturated fatty acids (up to 77%), more than any other oil. As a result, the market for pure olive oil remains strong. However, many individuals are still unaware that how to use olive oil? And how to choose the best quality olive oil for health?
Today, Organica will discuss several specific ways to use pure olive oil as well as how to choose excellent olive oil!
Some ways to use pure olive oil
1. Use directly
Using pure olive oil directly will maximize it features for the dish, providing taste and richness. Extra virgin olive oil can also be used to balance out dishs with strong acidity, such as lemon juice, wine vinegar, wine, tomatoes, and so on. It can also make the flavors of the spices in the meal more harmonized. Spiced meals will taste better if you add a little olive oil to them. Extra virgin olive oil can also enhance the aroma, smoothness, and flavor of meals.
Using olive oil not only enhances the flavor of the food but is also beneficial to your health. When cooking dumplings, wontons, and other meals with fillings, a few drops of olive oil can be added to the mixture to make the dumplings smoother and more tasty.
Olive oil is also the greatest fatty ingredient for preparing hot and cold sauces, aiding in the preservation of fresh sauce color. Olive oil can be blended straight into a variety of vegetarian and pasta dishes, used to produce salads and mayonnaises, and spread on bread and other foods. Food mixed with olive oil has a vibrant color, a smooth taste, a pleasant aroma, and a deep Mediterranean flavor.
2. Pure olive oil used for cooking
The "King of nutrition" is olive oil. Nutrients are not lost when fried or stir-fried. Many people believe that olive oil is only used for cold meals, which is incorrect. In reality, olive oil can be used for frying, stir-frying, and cooking.
Furthermore, when the temperature of common cooking oil surpasses the smoke point, the chemical structure of the oil and fat changes, producing lipid peroxidation reactants at high temperatures that are damaging to the body. Because the smoke point of olive oil is between 240 and 270°C, which is significantly higher than the smoke point of other common cooking oils, when heated to 200-220° C, fried meals also become safe for health.
Organica suggests that when using olive oil for cooking, you do not need to heat the pan or fry first; instead, use only a third of the amount of conventional oil because the oil expands when heated and the aroma of the oil is faint. Furthermore, oil quickly permeates into food. So, while ingesting olive oil may reduce the quantity of fat absorbed, it has no effect on the taste of the food. And, most importantly, the expense of utilizing oil is considerably lowered!
Furthermore, stir-frying veggies with olive oil has a beneficial effect without losing the original flavor of the vegetables or causing them to lose color. Furthermore, using olive oil to cook seafood results in a rich, aromatic flavor that is free of fishy or greasy odors.
3. Drink olive oil directly
Drinking extra virgin olive oil directly is the best way to consume it. If you're not used to drinking oil, you can dilute it with fruit juice because olive oil is made from olives. Pure olive oil can also be consumed on an empty stomach; drink a little olive oil every morning after waking up. Excellent for those with stomach ulcers and persistent gastritis, and it effectively eliminates bad breath caused by the stomach. Drinking a little olive oil aids constipation by making bowel motions simpler.
So, which olive oil meets the following criteria: pure, delicious, nutritious, and safe for health?
Extra Virgin Karpea organic olive oil comes from the regions most famous in Greece for olive oil production. Olives are harvested early while they are still ripening. Due to early harvest, Extra Virgin Karpea olive oil has a very unique flavor and retains many of the nutrients of not fully ripe olives.
Extra Virgin Karpea organic olive oil is extracted directly from pure olives using a mechanical cold pressing process. The oil obtained after filtering and other treatment to remove the pressed residue is not subjected to chemicals or high temperatures during production, and the acidity level is always kept below 0.8%, ensuring that the oil retains its unique flavor and nutritional value. This is the ideal solution for individuals seeking a pure, delicious olive oil that is nutritional and safe for health.
Karpea Extra Virgin olive oil achieved European organic certification as well as the Superior Taste award in Belgium in 2015.
Organica recommends that you use a fair amount of oil. Olive oil can be used, but the amount must be limited. Adults should use 25-30g of oil each day, which is around 3 small spoons. Do not use only one type of oil for an extended period of time; doing so will result in a shortage of nutrients in other vegetable oils. In addition to olive oil, sunflower oil, flaxseed oil, and peanut oil can be used.