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Default What does "Extra Virgin" mean (olive oil)

On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 5:28:55 AM UTC-10, Helpful person wrote:
> On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 7:26:24 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
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> > I was never able to get a fruity taste out of olive oil. It always tastes like oil-based paint to me. I'll have a little when I get a chance but I'm not a big fan. It might be a peculiarity of my taste buds but there's a lot of folks like me out there.

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> Try looking for unfiltered oil. It has a wonderful flavor. The downside is that it will only last a few months.
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> http://www.richardfisher.com


Mostly, I believe it's genetic. You know how people down South can't taste that mucky taste in catfish? Same thing.

http://gbtimes.com/life/asians-still-not-used-olive-oil