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Posted on August 30, 2018August 31, 2018 by Agus Rahardja — Leave a comment

Can We Use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Cooking?

*Image: flickr. The holy oils of cooking*

One question people often ask: Can we use extra virgin olive oil for home cooking? And at a high temperature? If your answer is a “oh, no,” well, don’t worry, you are not the only one who would have reacted as such.

Like many other misconceptions of the use of extra virgin olive oil (here and here), research studies such as this has dispelled the myths of frying with extra virgin olive oil at high temperatures.

Here, however, we want to explore another more interesting question …

Posted on March 14, 2018January 20, 2020 by Agus Rahardja — Leave a comment

Olive Oil in Bag-In-Box: How to Use?

Bag-In-Box: BIO-Vizcantar & Vizcantar Normal

Olive oil in a bag within a box (Bag-In-Box) is a relatively new notion in the olive oil industry. We introduce the concept to Singapore last year for our olive oil users. As of date, we are not aware of any local olive oil suppliers/distributors embrace this idea.

Without doubts, the two most important benefits of Bag-in-Box are, firstly, it is value-for-money, and second, it keeps the content fresher for a longer period after opening.

Posted on April 3, 2017March 14, 2018 by Agus Rahardja — Leave a comment

Olive Oil in Bag-in-Box. Why?

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Bag in a box to wine lovers is not a stranger. The benefits of Bag-in-Box are many folds. The most important one is keeping the content fresher for a longer period after opening.

The olive oil industry has recently started to package olive oil in this way. We are quick to introduce this new packaging to our Singaporean friends. Let’s find out what Bag-in-Box is all about?

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Posted on March 8, 2017March 14, 2018 by 施安瑜 — Leave a comment

如何选购真正初榨橄榄油

你知道吗？一瓶一公升纯正的特级初榨橄榄油（extra virgin olive oil）需要6公斤的橄榄才能压榨成油。

在橄榄盛产的地中海沿岸国家把橄榄油誉为液体黄金（liquid gold）。品质好的特级初榨橄榄油被称做橄榄汁（olive juice）。除了用来凉拌沙拉，蘸面包吃，做各式烹调，甚至可以生饮。

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Posted on February 2, 2017April 12, 2017 by Agus Rahardja — 13 Comments

Does Olive Oil “Expire”?

When we pick up a bottle of olive oil at a grocery store, or anything in fact, we will almost always check for the “expiry date” printed on the product.

We don’t use “expiry” date in olive oil to signify the “use by” date. Instead, the term “best before” date is used. The two mean very different things.

Does olive oil “expire”? Does “expired” olive oil hurt? Here we will explain.

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