On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 8:29:49 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:14:26 -0600, Unlisted >
> wrote:
>
> >Why is it that all the TV cooking shows use olive oil? They make really
> >good looking foods, often spending hours preparing a dish that will be
> >eaten in minutes. But every one of them use that disgusting tasting
> >olive oil. WHY?
> >
> >In real life, I know few people who use olive oil. Its expensive and its
> >flavor ruins everything it touches. I use plain and cheap vegetable oil
> >when I cook. I often wonder if those TV cooks are paid to promote olive
> >oil?
> >
> >Heck, I bet motor oil would taste better than olive oil.....
>
> We always use olive oil and I can't taste it. It has a very neutral
> flavour.

A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.

On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:32:02 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 8:29:49 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:14:26 -0600, Unlisted >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Why is it that all the TV cooking shows use olive oil? They make really
>> >good looking foods, often spending hours preparing a dish that will be
>> >eaten in minutes. But every one of them use that disgusting tasting
>> >olive oil. WHY?
>> >
>> >In real life, I know few people who use olive oil. Its expensive and its
>> >flavor ruins everything it touches. I use plain and cheap vegetable oil
>> >when I cook. I often wonder if those TV cooks are paid to promote olive
>> >oil?
>> >
>> >Heck, I bet motor oil would taste better than olive oil.....
>>
>> We always use olive oil and I can't taste it. It has a very neutral
>> flavour.
>
>A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.

It's just our standard oil. Nothing fancy about it. Up until the 80s,
Dutch people thought olive oil gave you the runs. In reality, that was
caused by unhygienic restaurants in Spain, Italy and Greece.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:41:15 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >
> >A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.
>
> It's just our standard oil. Nothing fancy about it. Up until the 80s,
> Dutch people thought olive oil gave you the runs. In reality, that was
> caused by unhygienic restaurants in Spain, Italy and Greece.

People in the US didn't care about olive oil back in the old days. Oil was oil. The TV cooking shows in the 70's made olive oil an exotic and high class product. I was a bit shocked to learn that the Chinese are warming up to this product.

https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-...ding-now/62218

On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:51:19 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:41:15 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> >
>> >A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.
>>
>> It's just our standard oil. Nothing fancy about it. Up until the 80s,
>> Dutch people thought olive oil gave you the runs. In reality, that was
>> caused by unhygienic restaurants in Spain, Italy and Greece.
>
>People in the US didn't care about olive oil back in the old days. Oil was oil. The TV cooking shows in the 70's made olive oil an exotic and high class product. I was a bit shocked to learn that the Chinese are warming up to this product.
>
>https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-...ding-now/62218

They're also all over French wine, buying up wineries, taking
shortcuts, forging wine labels, etc. The Chinese have a talent for
cheapening everything they touch.

Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:32:02 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 8:29:49 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:14:26 -0600, Unlisted >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why is it that all the TV cooking shows use olive oil? They make really
>>>> good looking foods, often spending hours preparing a dish that will be
>>>> eaten in minutes. But every one of them use that disgusting tasting
>>>> olive oil. WHY?
>>>>
>>>> In real life, I know few people who use olive oil. Its expensive and its
>>>> flavor ruins everything it touches. I use plain and cheap vegetable oil
>>>> when I cook. I often wonder if those TV cooks are paid to promote olive
>>>> oil?
>>>>
>>>> Heck, I bet motor oil would taste better than olive oil.....
>>>
>>> We always use olive oil and I can't taste it. It has a very neutral
>>> flavour.
>>
>> A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.
>
> It's just our standard oil. Nothing fancy about it. Up until the 80s,
> Dutch people thought olive oil gave you the runs. In reality, that was
> caused by unhygienic restaurants in Spain, Italy and Greece.
>

Why didn't they eat at dutch restaurants ?

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 12:06:16 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:51:19 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:41:15 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> >
> >> >A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.
> >>
> >> It's just our standard oil. Nothing fancy about it. Up until the 80s,
> >> Dutch people thought olive oil gave you the runs. In reality, that was
> >> caused by unhygienic restaurants in Spain, Italy and Greece.
> >
> >People in the US didn't care about olive oil back in the old days. Oil was oil. The TV cooking shows in the 70's made olive oil an exotic and high class product. I was a bit shocked to learn that the Chinese are warming up to this product.
> >
> >https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-...ding-now/62218
>
> They're also all over French wine, buying up wineries, taking
> shortcuts, forging wine labels, etc. The Chinese have a talent for
> cheapening everything they touch.

I wouldn't worry about that. It's all a process that takes a little time to mature. Europe and American have been doing this kind of stuff for a while.

On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 15:07:08 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 12:06:16 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:51:19 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:41:15 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.
>> >>
>> >> It's just our standard oil. Nothing fancy about it. Up until the 80s,
>> >> Dutch people thought olive oil gave you the runs. In reality, that was
>> >> caused by unhygienic restaurants in Spain, Italy and Greece.
>> >
>> >People in the US didn't care about olive oil back in the old days. Oil was oil. The TV cooking shows in the 70's made olive oil an exotic and high class product. I was a bit shocked to learn that the Chinese are warming up to this product.
>> >
>> >https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-...ding-now/62218
>>
>> They're also all over French wine, buying up wineries, taking
>> shortcuts, forging wine labels, etc. The Chinese have a talent for
>> cheapening everything they touch.
>
>I wouldn't worry about that. It's all a process that takes a little time to mature. Europe and American have been doing this kind of stuff for a while.

Nobody cheats, cheapens and forges like the Chinese.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 12:06:16 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:51:19 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:41:15 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> >
> >> >A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.
> >>
> >> It's just our standard oil. Nothing fancy about it. Up until the 80s,
> >> Dutch people thought olive oil gave you the runs. In reality, that was
> >> caused by unhygienic restaurants in Spain, Italy and Greece.
> >
> >People in the US didn't care about olive oil back in the old days. Oil was oil. The TV cooking shows in the 70's made olive oil an exotic and high class product. I was a bit shocked to learn that the Chinese are warming up to this product.
> >
> >https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-...ding-now/62218
>
> They're also all over French wine, buying up wineries, taking
> shortcuts, forging wine labels, etc. The Chinese have a talent for
> cheapening everything they touch.

It's a useful talent to have. It'll be useful when making products for the growing Chinese middle class and the growing American lower middle class. OTOH, the Chinese are also able to produce high end products for crazy rich Asians. They pretty much can make products at all price/quality points. That's a very advantageous position to be in.

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On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 8:29:49 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:14:26 -0600, Unlisted >
> wrote:
>
> >Why is it that all the TV cooking shows use olive oil? They make really
> >good looking foods, often spending hours preparing a dish that will be
> >eaten in minutes. But every one of them use that disgusting tasting
> >olive oil. WHY?
> >
> >In real life, I know few people who use olive oil. Its expensive and its
> >flavor ruins everything it touches. I use plain and cheap vegetable oil
> >when I cook. I often wonder if those TV cooks are paid to promote olive
> >oil?
> >
> >Heck, I bet motor oil would taste better than olive oil.....
>
> We always use olive oil and I can't taste it. It has a very neutral
> flavour.

A lot of people believe that olive oil is healthier than regular oil. It's
also classy as all heck. I suppose that a lot of Americans believe that
olive oil moves them into a better class of cooking.

===

lol