Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of Olea europaea; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: for frying foods or as a salad dressing. It can be found in some cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, soaps, and fuels for traditional oil lamps. It also has additional uses in some religions. The olive is one of three core food plants in Mediterranean cuisine; the other two are wheat and grapes.
Spain accounts for almost half of global olive oil production; other major producers are Portugal, Italy, Tunisia, Greece, Morocco and Turkey. Per capita consumption is highest in Greece, followed by Italy and Spain. Olive oil has long been a common ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine, including ancient Greek and Roman cuisine.
In countries that adhere to the standards of the International Olive Council :
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of virgin olive oil derived by cold mechanical extraction without use of solvents or refining methods.It contains no more than 0.8% free acidity, and is judged to have a superior taste, having some fruitiness and no defined sensory defects.
Virgin olive oil is a lesser grade of virgin oil, with free acidity of up to 2.0%, and is judged to have a good taste, but may include some sensory defects.
Refined olive oil is virgin oil that has been refined using charcoal and other chemical and physical filters, methods which do not alter the glyceridic structure. It has a free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 0.3 grams per 100 grams (0.3%) . Oils labeled as Pure olive oil or Olive oil are primarily refined olive oil, with a small addition of virgin for taste.
Olive pomace oil is refined pomace olive oil, often blended with some virgin oil. It is fit for consumption, but may not be described simply as olive oil. It also has a high smoke point, and thus is widely used in restaurants as well as home cooking in some countries.
In the summer of 1941 Italians and Italian Americans interned in Fort Missoula Montana were said to have rioted when officials switched their provided cooking fat from olive oil to beef suet (rightly so)
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Swedish drug dealers officially have better working conditions than gig workers in food delivery
Rough translation: Swedish cops have been investigating a drug gang in Stockholm that is run like a family business, dealers received a fixed salary, sick leave, potential vacations and a kickoff event at a ski resort in northern Sweden. Customers could order shit online and get it delivered straight to their door like takeout.
Cops compare it to the scandinavian food delivery gig company “Foodora”, and then make some moralizing statement about how customers think its normal to order drugs like any other product, and how they are contributing to crime yada yada, but literally all of this is a way better job than any gig work you could be doing elsewhere.
“Mom and pop” capitalism is still just a tiny bit more humane than the corporate version, go figure. Nice to know it still exists here and there in black markets I guess.
Customers could order shit online and get it delivered straight to their door like takeout.
I’m not in Sweden, but I grew accustomed to receiving my illegal drugs via postal service. It was usually a couple weeks, so not instantaneous like fucking amazon (burn it down) but if you know how to use the darknet ooohh… then getting drugs delivered right to your door is not unique to Sweden.
I’m wasted and I fucked up the code in the above message. I think I like it better as it is tho. Anyway. You don’t need to be in a Baltic state to have illegal drugs delivered by the postal service to your door or mailbox. It’s literally how I got addicted to heroin. I mean, don’t do it. If you’re a leftist, it gives them all the reason they need to fuck with you. But generally speaking, no one gives a shit in small quantities. Or so I have found.
