I am not a fan of Mediterranean cuisine. Are you?
Oh, I love it! I love olives, bread, and wine. I especially love warm bread with olive oil.
I tried bread with olive oil one time and I got sick.
Olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid obtained from olives (the fruit of "Olea europaea"; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil is produced by pressing whole olives. It is commonly used in cooking, whether for frying or as a salad dressing. It is also used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps, and has additional uses in some religions. There is limited evidence of its possible health benefits. The olive is
, has been cultivated for olive oil, fine wood, olive leaf, and the olive fruit. About 90% of all harvested olives are turned into oil, while about 10% are used as table olives. The olive is one of the "trinity" or "triad" of basic ingredients in Mediterranean cuisine, the other two being wheat for bread, pasta, and couscous, and the grape for wine.
Uses Table olives.
Table olives are classified by the IOC into three groups according to the degree of