Let's talk about olive oil! Now, I'm not terribly familiar with Filippo Berio, but being of partial Mediterranean decent I am familiar with the health benefits of olive oil, benefits that can be gleaned through both ingestion and application of olive oil.
I do know that Filippo Berio started manufacturing and producing olive oil under his name in the early 1850s and by 1900 his olive oil was Italy's #1 exported olive oil. Also right around that same time, American scientists had published several nutritional articles citing links between the "Mediterranean Diet" and a lower occurrence of health problems.
The key ingredient in Mediterranean cooking is olive oil, and you can clearly taste the difference between a dish prepared with olive oil and one prepared with canola or vegetable oil. and can you even imagine the horrible shock to the taste buds it would be to find an Italian salad dressing that was made with any other oil?
Since Olive oil contains a wide variety of valuable antioxidants that are not found in other oils, its health benefits are rather amazing and extensive, and not at all limited to internal health.
Olive oil can be used on the skin as a very effective moisturizer, it can be used as a hair treatment to help the scalp and the hair, and even ingested alone as a mild laxative. Olive oil is nothing if not versatile, I personally use it in some form nearly every day and recommend it for cooking and beauty needs.
If you'd like to find out more about the health benefits of Olive oil you can take a look at the health info here. While you're on the Filippo Berio site, you can read about the rich history of both the brand and the oil itself.
Keep an eye on the blog here, I'll be trying out and sharing a few recipes in the next few weeks, I'm really excited to try the Gorgonzola Chicken Thighs.
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