Why join our workshop?

Olive oil tasting may not yet be as widespread among the general public, but it is a key part in the evolution of olive oil production worldwide and requires education and continuous learning.

In our country, olive oil is an important commodity that became the basis for our culinary habits as we grew up. Each olive oil is never the same as another. On the other hand, olive oil producers fight every year to improve the quality characteristics of their production. So, while we are talking about an everyday ingredient of Cypriot gastronomy, olive oil is a complex and multidimensional material.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) is much more than just the healthiest edible oil. it is also a vehicle to discover thousands of different flavors. Olive Oil has various potent effects including antimicrobial, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anti-neurodegenerative, neuroprotective, and other beneficial health effects. As well as a key ingredient of the Mediterranean Diet.

How can you distinguish a good olive oil from a not that good one? How you recognise different aromas and varieties and what you should look for on the supermarket shelf before buying an olive oil? What should you look for? What’s a good olive oil? The only way to know if one olive oil is good or not, and to know exactly what you are eating is to learn how to taste it.

During this workshop you will learn everything about:

    • The basic principles of olive oil tasting and sensory analysis.
    • The most important Cypriot and Greek olive varieties.
    • How to taste a variety of extra virgin olive oils from Cyprus, Greece or even other countries but also olive oils with negative attributes / defects.
    • Which are the characteristics of an Extra Virgin Olive Oil you must look for from the shelves, avoiding olive oil fraud.
    •  All the benefits of olive oil for your health, beauty, and well-being.
    • How to store olive oil so that its flavor remains intact.
    • Food pairing with extra virgin olive oil and basic principles.

This simple method will make you know how your sensory qualities should be, while it will improve your olfactory-gustatory memory. You will know how to distinguish a good quality olive oil from a poor one, to differentiate the positive attributes from the defects. You will know the difference between fruity, bitter, and spicy flavors as well as which olive oil goes better with which food.