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Crystal City Olive OilI found myself reading this random article about Olive Oil… don’t judge me.  I bookmarked and came back to it recently. Here’s the quick UrbanCorning.com notes:

  • Some dude moved to Italy and wrote a book about Olive Oil
  • The majority of olive oil in the U.S. is a mix of olive and other oils
  • …or in some cases, not consisting of any olive oil.
  • These fraudulent oils are passed through Italy so it can get a “made in Italy” sticker.
  • There is no enforcement of labeling laws on what can be called “extra virgin olive oil”
  • Low grade / low cost olive oils are basically lamp oil
  • Real olive oil takes time, money, and skill to produce
  • California olive farms are producing pure oils for U.S. markets

 

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So this guy’s book got popular and he started the website / campaign Truth in Olive Oil. I clicked around the site and found his constantly updated Great Olive Oils of the World list.  I wasn’t likely to find the relatively new Crystal City Olive Oil shop in Corning, but I recalled the owner telling me once that their oil came from a farm in California, so that’s a sign that it could be the legit stuff.  Scanning the list of Great Olive Oils of the World, I was curious to what may be in NY, and there it was! Under NY you’ll find Corning – Crystal City Olive Oil.

Awesome! It’s approved by the one guy I’ve ever heard of that is obsessed with olive oil enough to write a book about it. That’s good enough reason for me to bring all of my business there. It happens to be flippin great olive oil, makes a great gift, and the shopping experience is fun (think wine tasting, but with olive oils).

Crystal City Olive Oil | 2 West Market St, Corning, NY 14830 | Facebook.com/CrystalCityOliveOil

Myles Lasco

Myles Lasco

Former Website Director and Head Writer at Tacomatose.com
Myles started UrbanCorning.com and Facebook.com/UrbanCorning in 2008, and ran it until May of 2014. Myles moved to Tacoma, WA and his new website can be found at: www.tacomatose.com.
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