C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q T U V W X Y O O O ||The grain of
the oat dried in a kiln and ground. There are three kinds,
coarse, medium and fine. Oatmeal when cooked is considered a
good example of a complete food, it is generally eaten as
porridge. ||Traces of olives have been found in Spain the date
back to 6000 BC. They are the fruits from olive trees. In
cooking they are used as hors d'oeuvre and as a garnish for many
meals. At first they are green but they age to almost a black
colour. Straight from the tree they are extremely bitter so they
are "cured" to give them their distinctive taste. ||This oil is
made from ripe olives which are dark purple in colour like a
damson plum. The finest quality of oil comes from the fruit that
has just begun to ripen. The colour of olive oil varies from
pale yellow to deep green. It has a high proportion of
unsaturated fat (the good type of fat). Cold-pressed olive oil
is extracted by pressure on olives without using any heat. Where
heat is applied as well, much more o