A friend sent me this link, and it upset me. He added the comment "How
long till Wal-Mart buy them?", which upset me even more!

Ashby
http://aubergines.org/

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:53:28 -0700, wrote:

>A friend sent me this link, and it upset me. He added the comment "How
>long till Wal-Mart buy them?", which upset me even more!




And oh yeah, the link. Sigh
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1221...s_inside_today

Ashby
http://aubergines.org/

On 15 Sep 2008 17:56:14 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

: in
>rec.food.cooking
>
>> A friend sent me this link, and it upset me. He added the comment "How
>> long till Wal-Mart buy them?", which upset me even more!
>>
>> Ashby
>> http://aubergines.org/
>
>The only link I see is your personal site. Can you re-post the link you
>were referring to?
>
>Michael


Yeah. Was that dumb or what?

And a synopsis:
Over the past five years, Italy's biggest olive-oil brands have fallen
steadily into Spanish hands. SOS Cuétara SA's July purchase of
Bertolli, one of the world's best-known olive-oil labels, gave the
Spanish food company control of half the Italian market and made it
the world's undisputed leader in olive-oil sales.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1221...s_inside_today

Ashby

wrote

> Over the past five years, Italy's biggest olive-oil brands have
fallen
> steadily into Spanish hands. SOS Cuétara SA's July purchase of
> Bertolli, one of the world's best-known olive-oil labels, gave the

Bertolli's oil is IMHO the worst yuu can buy. Enjoy it ASAYC
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

"Vilco" > wrote in
:

> wrote
>
>> Over the past five years, Italy's biggest olive-oil brands
>> have
> fallen
>> steadily into Spanish hands. SOS Cuétara SA's July purchase
>> of Bertolli, one of the world's best-known olive-oil labels,
>> gave the
>
> Bertolli's oil is IMHO the worst yuu can buy. Enjoy it ASAYC

What is your favorite brand?

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:53:28 -0700, wrote:
>
>>A friend sent me this link, and it upset me. He added the comment "How
>>long till Wal-Mart buy them?", which upset me even more!
>
>
>
>
> And oh yeah, the link. Sigh
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1221...s_inside_today
>
> Ashby
> http://aubergines.org/

Now they can ship Spanish stuff in by the shipload, run it through a
rebottler and claim not only that it's bottled in Italy but it's an Italian
company!! *******s.

I wonder how long it will be before they get my favourite, Colavita (who's
already started using Sp. Oil in its lower-end blends)

On 16 Sep 2008 01:35:43 GMT, sandi wrote:

> "Vilco" > wrote in
> :
>
>> wrote
>>
>>> Over the past five years, Italy's biggest olive-oil brands
>>> have
>> fallen
>>> steadily into Spanish hands. SOS Cuétara SA's July purchase
>>> of Bertolli, one of the world's best-known olive-oil labels,
>>> gave the
>>
>> Bertolli's oil is IMHO the worst yuu can buy. Enjoy it ASAYC
>
> What is your favorite brand?

i like goya extra virgin:

<http://www.goya.com/english/products/product.html?prodSubCatID=24&prodCatID=6>

it's fairly inexpensive, and comes in a small enough bottle for me to use
before it goes bad.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote
> i like goya extra virgin:
>

I'm also a Goya fan. You mentioned their Adobo seasoning, that's one I
always have on hand, though I usually have the stuff for Adobo on hand.
Their chick peas and black beans are always perfect too. And I like their
lentils better than most brands. Less brown icky ones, a better color and
size.

sandi wrote:
> "Vilco" > wrote in
> :
>
>> wrote
>>
>>> Over the past five years, Italy's biggest olive-oil brands
>>> have
>> fallen
>>> steadily into Spanish hands. SOS Cuétara SA's July purchase
>>> of Bertolli, one of the world's best-known olive-oil labels,
>>> gave the
>> Bertolli's oil is IMHO the worst yuu can buy. Enjoy it ASAYC
>
> What is your favorite brand?

I've been buying Omaggio brand at Sam's Club. It's a blend of EVOOs from
Italy, Greece and Spain and it really has excellent flavor. I can't be a
country snob when the oil tastes good.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Janet Wilder > wrote in
:

> sandi wrote:

>> What is your favorite brand?
>
> I've been buying Omaggio brand at Sam's Club. It's a blend of
> EVOOs from Italy, Greece and Spain and it really has excellent
> flavor. I can't be a country snob when the oil tastes good.

Thanks. :-)

I'll have to try that brand some time. Sounds really good!

On Sep 16, 12:41 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "blake murphy" > wrote
>
> > i like goya extra virgin:
>
> I'm also a Goya fan. You mentioned their Adobo seasoning, that's one I
> always have on hand, though I usually have the stuff for Adobo on hand.
> Their chick peas and black beans are always perfect too. And I like their
> lentils better than most brands. Less brown icky ones, a better color and
> size.



Goya for me, too. I once did an informal tasting of the ones I could
afford and this was clearly the winner. Plus, I like shape of the
bottles - used to fill them with colored water and put them in the
kitchen windows.

It was easier when I lived in a mex/PR neighborhood. Harder to find
here. Exploring some Arab places when I can get to them. Not really
liking this bottle of Sultan brand. Smells too much like olives,
tastes oily and a little bitter.

Yeah, I know. How can "smells like olives" and "tastes oily" be bad
for olive oil?

Olive oil is a lot lke wine - of course, within reason, more expensive
usually tastes better, but, even within price ranges, there is a very
subjective matter of tastes.

Also like wine, it is possible to go completly nuts. For me, almost
any wine is better than no wine, any EVO is better than the organic
lubricants sold at most grocery stores.

Bulka

"Hoges in WA" > ha scritto nel messaggio >
> wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:53:28 -0700, wrote:
>>
>>>A friend sent me this link, and it upset me. He added the comment
>>>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1221...s_inside_today
>>
>> Ashby
>
> Now they can ship Spanish stuff in by the shipload, run it through a
> rebottler and claim not only that it's bottled in Italy but it's an
> Italian company!! *******s.
>
> I wonder how long it will be before they get my favourite, Colavita (who's
> already started using Sp. Oil in its lower-end blends)

And? If you like it for the price what does it matter where it grew?

The all round best olive oils come from Spain.

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:41:26 -0400, cybercat wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote
>> i like goya extra virgin:
>>
>
> I'm also a Goya fan. You mentioned their Adobo seasoning, that's one I
> always have on hand, though I usually have the stuff for Adobo on hand.
> Their chick peas and black beans are always perfect too. And I like their
> lentils better than most brands. Less brown icky ones, a better color and
> size.

i have a can of the black beans that i haven't used yet. i think i've used
their red beans on occasion for chili. i think they make pretty good
stuff.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote
> i have a can of the black beans that i haven't used yet. i think i've
> used
> their red beans on occasion for chili. i think they make pretty good
> stuff.

I have recently been using canned black beans for thick, garlicky, cuminy
soup. Instant gratification compared to the hours we have to wait for the
dried ones to get soft. The salt content is high, but the other, positive
nutrition in these things outweighs it. The way I make it, it really is more
like a side dish or main dish, less like soup, because it is so thick. I
love sprinkling the finished mess with cheddar and eating it by the bowl
with corn chips. Mmm mmmm. It's like the cheap and easy fast food of beans.

cybersexy purred:

> I have recently been using canned black beans for thick, garlicky, *** -
like
> soup. Instant gratification compared to the hours we have to wait for the
> dried ones to get soft...


U so sexy, baby...maybe U turn me str8...!!!

;-D

--
Best
Greg

" I find Greg Morrow lowbrow, witless, and obnoxious. For him to claim that
we are some
kind of comedy team turns my stomach."
- "cybercat" to me on rec.food.cooking