Greek olive oil should be:
fruity
green
cold pressed
extra virgin
viscous
unrefined
aromatic
harvested and bottled in Greece
stored in glass and kept away from light and heat
allowed to chase high quality Italian balsamic vinegar around tender baby salad greens
Greek olive oil should not be:
acidic
yellow
wasted or hoarded
drunk from the bottle
permitted to go rancid
allowed to cohabitat with oils from other countries
Greek olive oil may be:
cloudy
used to sautier
successfully substituted in recipes calling for vegetable oil
expensive, it may not last long but it is very definitely worth it
Greek olive oil can also be:
sublime
sensual
flavorful
massaged into someone else
Greek olive oil will not:
heal the sick
raise the dead
cast out demons
save the world
Greek olive oil may:
perk up your salad
go well with Chianti
improve your health
be a great gift idea
Greek olive oil is the only thing missing from the following sentence:
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou
Greek olive oil. Greek yogurt. Greek philosophy. Good things come from Greece.
Apatrix says re Greek olive oil: But there's Greek olive oil and there's Greek olive oil. You get your oil from Lesbos or Crete. You don't get it from Kalamata or Attica or you might as well buy Spanish!