Italian Olive Oil | ABC News

Ginger Zee takes an adventure through Italy on a search to find the best Italian olive oil and discovers how weather is putting it in jeopardy.

[@shechshire]

The problem is with the brands that mix sources. Italian brands do this the most. They get fake oil at a cheaper price from other places and then still sell it full price. Always buy one source like Partana which is scicilian. I’ve never seen a Spanish brand with mixed sources.

[@TNUni167]

Partanna does have great Extra Virgin Olive Oil

[@oliveoilpantry]

Thank you Curtis Cord!!! You are a wealth of knowledge. :) And thank you Ginger Zee for bringing this important information to us! :)

[@sitataylor2023]

Wow! Interesting, I learned what I needed to look for in my olive oil thank you for sharing

[@josezerpa8177]

I always buy my evoo at specialized stores, never from grocery stores, with the only exception of a few Chilean or Spanish brands that grow their own orchards. It makes a whole world of a difference in taste and quality. Great video!

[@MsLansones]

Bariani dates their bottles. The owner always sells his products at our farmers market. Super friendly gentleman.

[@bgregg55]

how do you do a story about olive oil without addressing the huge adulteration problem?

[@digitalmorgan]

i'm not married. so its not an issue

[@nadrud]

that's more of an italian mob problem.

[@cliffordabiaka1324]

Facinating and informative.

[@wanderdworld]

Wow , did you see how thick and green the oil was he put on her bread?? We are not getting that here in the states. If you are please share what you are using. I use Partanna. Very good, but doesnt pour like syrup

[@snow40741]

Wanderworld...can you tell us where do you buy your oil? Thank you.

[@wanderdworld]

@@snow40741 If you use as much as I do You can get it in big cans on Amazon. If you want the small bottle I get them at WalMart Ive tried the unfiltered and the regular cold press in the red label. That is the one I prefer. If youve never had real olive oil , get ready for a treat. Get a big loaf of french bread and dip it. You will love it. The black peppery taste on the back of your throat will let you know it is authentic. And it will make you cough. Ive seen two olive oil taste testers actually joking with one another about how many coughs they give each different brand. And FYI California Olive Ranch is real oil also. I use the red label of that one also . Bon appetit

[@snow40741]

@@wanderdworld thank you...i am somewhat familiar with that peppery taste...I purchased olive oil from Vito & Joe Bolio...their father has a vineyard in Puglia and he has a youtube cooking channel.. So I want to try another brand of good quality oil...thank you for sharing! 11/15/20 Hi Wonderland...I found the bottle at my local Walmart (NJ) ...I had to look up at the top shelf to find it..the label says it all..the region/harvest date it was $15.98, it was the most expensive oil they had...which I don't think it is, I have paid more and have seen more pricer oils...I look forward to using it today with my vegetables..Thank you

[@sharonmclean8003]

Cordoba/Jane Spain produces the best extra virgin olive oil .

[@sharonmclean8003]

Sorry that should be Jaen

[@eara8426]

What brand are they using????!!?

[@munirahmad9917]

Very very informative presentation. Thank you for doing this for the world to learn the difficulties of olive farming. 👍

[@ethelrizarri2614]

Other VEDEO is saying the best colavita then this vedeo says Italian olive oil is mixed with other oil . I do not know what to buy who is honest or what not

[@bonanzatime]

What about location of origin? I've heard that if it comes from a more than one location (country) it's crap.?? No mention of that?

[@Daniel-nt5gh]

If fact olive oil from Itali is low quality italian oil mixed with excellent quality Spanish olive oil. You know what you are talking about.

[@yusa9429]

Italians live this life

[@fulviolandini5152]

You sell in California?

[@alihasan-yr7yu]

Wow nice

[@neneteco]

Good info.

[@max646_]

Best italian oil is Monini, and one from Argentina called Laur Premium

[@bonanzatime]

I Love this reporter. Even her name is Perfect, Ginger Zee. How cool is that?. 👍

[@microbios8586]

Yes, she is lovely and very charismatic. Her voice is soothing too.

[@mohammadmoinuddin3843]

Nice

[@sulistrisaputra4806]

I am from Indonesia, what brand can I recommend and where can I get the item?

[@seyl717]

Iliada kalamata from Amazon its very nice and its pure olive oil

[@MegaRajasinga]

Beli dari Australia Cobram. Kalau dari yg Eropa kebanyakan ada campuran .Yg bagus dari Palastina tapi susah mendapatkan,

[@amykrumbholz6446]

Jeez I’m wondering if the stuff I buy at Olivelle is the real deal now.

[@user-hj2nk6nj6w]

Good olive oil cost at least 35 $ per litter.

[@stevebardella_farm-nature7bis]

A robbery. The bottle must be at least gold plated. 35 dollars, the right price of an oil (real extra virgin) EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL is obtained as it is from the pressing of the olives. Its free acidity (expressed in grams of oleic acid per 100 grams of oil) does not exceed 0.8 grams per 100 grams (0.8%). Furthermore, in the Panel test (organoleptic examination) it is free from defects, with positive fruity notes. The oil trade is very profitable, there have been companies (and there will still be some) that buy cheap oil from Tunisia or sometimes from Greece, and pass it off as Italian. example: https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v = H8ry17y80b4

[@mark-davidchandler5895]

"Yes madam, it would be my pleasure to show you how to use my jack hammering pole. Here! Like this..."

[@tumble0weed]

now i wonder if oil is bad, or so it is said, because most of the ones sold are all rancid and not fresh.....

[@blackericdenice]

Hang up a bunch of fly paper.

[@corinnaitile4u]

What a BRILLIANT idea.......

[@Markinfilm]

Tried that, didn't work.

[@aiorlin8722]

The true extra virgin oil should make from ripe olive oil and the color of the oil shouldn’t green is yellow ....

[@CapitanoGUC-gf6el]

no war for oil !!!!!! :-o

[@pedrocamargo7612]

Green olives don't make good olive oil. As far as I know.

[@carolinalelis]

💚

[@bonanzatime]

Rancid oil is what they serve at that chain Italian restaurant, what's it called?? .... After seeing this I understand why.

[@tumble0weed]

2:54 brudders, i found da wae!

[@dailyblankscreen7938]

BREAKING NEWS olive oil expert finds the wae and Ugandan knuckles can retire from his wae finding

[@nadrud]

i wouldn't mind some preservatives in my olive oil or better packaging so it doesn't spoil and oxidize...

[@poisonpotato1]

USA: did you say oil?

[@lorenzmuller3542]

frackkk

[@432hzLoveFrequency-TruthInside]

EVOO (cold-pressed) is what we want. 6 Tips for Recognizing Real EVOO How do we know if our oil is the real thing and not part of the olive oil fraud? 1. Do not buy light olive oil or a blend; it isn’t virgin quality. 2. When EVOO costs less than $10 a liter it may not be authentic oil. 3. Real oils are sold in dark bottles, as this protects the oil from oxidation. Look for that. 4. Look for a seal from the International Olive Oil Council (IOC) 5. Look for a harvesting date on the label. 6. It can get old and rancid. A simple test for a good oil is to taste a little on a spoon. Not rancid, the real oil will have a fruity taste in the front of your mouth and a peppery taste in the back of your mouth. Then you know it is not a fake olive oil.

[@biloz2988]

Bits and pieces of info but not a true story, leaving many gaps to wonder about: What they did with the fly What they did with the bacteria What kinds of olive oils these Italian producers make after the EVOO, e.g. pomace oil, virgin oil, light oil The tester did not explain how a rancid oil smells or tastes !!! He just said it did He did not say where the oil he tasted as rancid came from, bec the viewer is led to believe it’s from one of the Italian producers the reporter interviewed (the young man and the lady) !!! Until they give this info, this video is not informative and confusing/misleading at best

[@domdegood5376]

Olive grovers should keep peageons and chickens to eat insects.

[@domdegood5376]

The chickens will eat the grass too :)

[@bonanzatime]

Dom Degood I bet they'll eat the olives too.?

[@domdegood5376]

When its time to pick the olive they put a net and they shake the olives in to the net.

[@annalisa14]

Dom Degood - you need to study the fruit fly. Chickens can’t catch those.

[@corinnaitile4u]

How does the chickens get to the top of the trees?

[@philippeplouchart8156]

It’s time for genuine olive oil from California and Oregon, not Italy.

[@paulodacosta944]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HasanHasan-ir1jz]

The best olive oil is from Italy

[@JeffSkilling69]

*Lebanon

[@HasanHasan-ir1jz]

@@JeffSkilling69 لا ياحبيبي فعلا لبنان عندهم زيت الزيتون معقول والكن العرب غشاشين في كل شيء لهادا افضل ايطاليا اسبانيا اليونان كاليفورنيا المغرب تونس عندهم زيت الزيتون والكن كلها مغشوشا

[@Markinfilm]

I was in Lebanon for work and I make it a point to try any oil from wherever I go. It was a ok but not as good as our oil from Tuscany specifically the hills around Florence.

[@elizabethdieterich6900]

This reporter seems very uninformed

[@nadrud]

they do not hire reporters or jounalists at abc anymore. They are either attractive or their uncle runs production.

[@aiorlin8722]

They funny they try to manipulate people showing this is from italy ... the best virgin oil is from ripe olive ( black not green ) the color of oil Is yellow not green ...

[@carlossolissanchez4347]

Best Olive oil is from Jaén, Spain

[@VortexSlayer_]

Yes Spain and Italy olive oil are the bests

[@vBDKv]

Ew, I wonder how many crushed flies and larve is in my olive oil. ew.

[@HarrisPilton789]

It’s more protein.

[@stevebardella_farm-nature7bis]

Vedete ancora oggi ho visto cospargere dei prodotti chimici sulle piante e non da piccole aziende o da privati, ma da aziende di un certo peso e non più Italiane ma straniere, e i prodotti chimici sono dannosissimi per la salute , molto meno di una larva. Poi mi parlate di olio di oliva menzionando la Tunisia, senza parlare di come viene coltivato, conservato e come questo in quale stato di igiene viene spedito e commercializzato. You can still see today I have seen chemical products sprinkled on plants and not by small companies or individuals, but by companies of a certain weight and no longer Italian but foreign, and chemicals are very harmful to health, much less than a larva. Then you talk to me about olive oil by mentioning Tunisia, without talking about how it is grown, stored and how this is in what state of hygiene it is shipped and marketed.

[@paulodacosta944]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 ridicola

[@88100redrum]

1st

[@TheDivotking1]

Second. Let them eat cake!

[@rmadrid4824]

Ngl I hate the taste of olive oil, I would throw up

[@Nelson-od9ns]

Better than Greek olive oil

[@VSealy]

THERE IS AN ENEMY OF MANKIND ON EARTH ALMOST AS IF, PUT THERE/HERE TO THWART MANKIND AND FRUSTRATE ALL HIS EFFORTS TO SUCCEED, SINCE THE STORY OF ADAM AND EVE NOTHING HAS BEEN IN/ON BALANCE ON EARTH, SO GO FIGURE.

[@bradterry9777]

The name of that enemy is Satan

[@simbatoonen282]

You can predict climate change

[@tonylang7526]

FRANTOIA OR NOTHING!!

[@michalischeilos1511]

GREEK OLIVE OIL IS NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD.OLIVE OIL ESPECIALLY FROM CRETA ISLAND.ITALIANS AND SPANISH ARE BUYING HUNDRENDS OF TONES GREEK OLIVE OIL AND MIX IT WITH THEIR OLIVE OILS ,BECAUSE GREEK IS BETTER AND THE QUALITY IS HIGHER

[@beautilfuldoveonearth5447]

I heard it

[@Markinfilm]

I'm sorry but that is bullshit. I live in Tuscany and produce my own, there is no way that greek oil is superior. I've had oils from all around the world and there are very few greek oils that can stand toe to toe with a true Tuscan oil.

[@michalischeilos1511]

@@Markinfilm ΑΗΑΗΑΗΑ REALLY??GREEK IS THE TOP OLIVE OIL, SINCE MINOAN PERIOD,U THAT TIME LIVED IN CAVES

[@michalischeilos1511]

OLIVE TREE BORN IN CRETA GREECE,

[@Phooie]

Why are you yelling 😊

[@Daniel-nt5gh]

Sorry, but you need to be properly informed, Italy is scamming you saying that the olive oil that they sell is made in Italy because is not, it's made in Spain. They buy excellent olive oil from Spain ( 60% of all the production of all the country) and mix it with low quality Italian olive oil, put a sticker on it and they sell it as excellent Italian olive oil. Spain is number one world producer at the world in quantity and quality, Italy can only dream to be the half of the half as good as Spain. but one thing is true they know how to lie to the consumers. They are doing the same as Asian countries do to the US honey producers. But misinformed consumers still thinking they are buying the best and know nothing about olive oil when they say Italian olive oil is the best, it is a plain and simple lie. You are welcome.

[@corinnaitile4u]

MMM interesting, never even thought about Spain producing olive oil.

[@ezioauditore1522]

Ma non dire cazzate.

[@VortexSlayer_]

Spara meno cazzate va

[@jason4275]

Well if they cant produce, then California will replace them, they need to invest more money in science agriculture to figure out their problems on how to produce more oil, because their family company will be in a world of problems, when the Chinese get into the olive oil business out perform them and put them out of business our buys their company.

[@shechshire]

You do realize Spain already holds the spot for 1# extra virgin olive oil producer right?