What makes a good EVO oil better than an inexpensive, ordinary olive oil?
26 Like a good wine, a good olive oil has vitality; it is alive, and has the aroma of the fresh vegetal world. On your pallet, the flavours bloom and then linger. Poor oils are an inert experience, no smell, little to no flavour, and a distinctly oily texture, compared to a good olive oil. If they are aged, there could be a slight persistent rancid smell and flavour, not unlike old peanuts or old oil paints. An easy way for you to understand this is to compare two or more olive oils of different prices and qualities, side by side.
A good olive oil has vitality; it is alive – like a good wine. It smells of the fresh vegetal world. In your mouth, the flavors bloom and then linger. Poor oils are an inert experience – no smell, little to no flavor, and often a distinctly oily texture, compared to a good olive oil. If they are old, there may be a slight but persistent rancid smell and flavor, like old peanuts or old oil paints. An easy way to understand for yourself, is to compare two or more olive oils of different prices and qualities, side by side.
