"dsi1" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 12:28:50 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2:20:55 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2:04:08 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 9:40:03 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I use 'light' olive oil. Works fine for me.
> > >
> > > The Chinese are starting to use olive oil in their cooking. I think
> > > it's
> > > considered a gourmet/high-status/luxury item over there. I never
> > > thought I'd
> > > see the day!
> > >
> > > Other than that, those pakes probably use the cheapest oil they can
> > > grab a
> > > hold of. I usually get soybean oil because it's cheap stuff. Right now
> > > I'm
> > > using canola oil - because it was the cheapest oil on the shelf. I use
> > > a lot
> > > of oil when cooking so cheap is always good.
> > >
> > > ==
> > >
> > > I don't actually like regular olive oil. The flavour is too strong
> > > for me.
> >
> > Olive oil has the unpleasant smell of oil that's gone rancid so I'm not
> > a big fan. OTOH, the fact that the Chinese people have gotten a taste
> > for the stuff is wonderful news for people that produce olive oil.
>
> Perhaps it has that smell to you. Not everybody agrees. Last night I had
> a salad dressed with 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon soy sauce
> (Kikkoman), and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Of course it has that smell to me. It smells that way to a lot of people.
People don't believe it because they're incapable of detecting that odor. I
can easily detect it because I used to paint model cars when I was a kid.
The smell is burnt into my brainpan.

==

Not everything on me works perfectly, but my nose works Very Well))