I may have had it before. I had an olive oil at a high end olive oil place once and thought it tasted kinda peppery even though it didn't say it was pepper flavored.
Just a few days ago we did the same, and had our “olio novo” in front of the fireplace where we previously toasted the sourdough bread, then we rubbed the bread with the garlic we grew in our garden and doused it with the fresh, green, piquant oil pressed just a few hours earlier.
And of course there also were red wine and chestnuts!
To us, Tuscan folk, this is a family ritual that is as special as Christmas - it not even more 🥰
Hello from California!! I just subscribed to your newsletter and this is the first topic I saw and I must say it this very timely. We also just received our 'olio nuovo' from the mill. We were able to pick only 400lbs (181kg) as it was starting to rain, but from that we got 7.5gals (28.5L) of this precious gift from the trees. Yes, it is very green, spicy and delicious.
That's a very good production! Enjoy the olio nuovo, I know the California olive oil is excellent (my uncle helped develop the olive oil production there decades ago!)
This is so interesting. I will have to see if there is some in America.
I do hope you can find it, such a treat!
I may have had it before. I had an olive oil at a high end olive oil place once and thought it tasted kinda peppery even though it didn't say it was pepper flavored.
Just a few days ago we did the same, and had our “olio novo” in front of the fireplace where we previously toasted the sourdough bread, then we rubbed the bread with the garlic we grew in our garden and doused it with the fresh, green, piquant oil pressed just a few hours earlier.
And of course there also were red wine and chestnuts!
To us, Tuscan folk, this is a family ritual that is as special as Christmas - it not even more 🥰
You are so right! A ritual that is almost more special than Christmas!
Hello from California!! I just subscribed to your newsletter and this is the first topic I saw and I must say it this very timely. We also just received our 'olio nuovo' from the mill. We were able to pick only 400lbs (181kg) as it was starting to rain, but from that we got 7.5gals (28.5L) of this precious gift from the trees. Yes, it is very green, spicy and delicious.
That's a very good production! Enjoy the olio nuovo, I know the California olive oil is excellent (my uncle helped develop the olive oil production there decades ago!)
Interesting how climate change is resulting in earlier harvests, same with apples in the UK
Is it? How scary...
This made my mouth water thinking about it. I bet it tastes amazing!
It is such a treat, and the bread soaked in the new olive oil is fabulous
I am anxiously waiting for the four bottles I pre-ordered to arrive , there is nothing quite like new season olive oil .
oh oh! this is a beautiful gift you bought yourself!
L’olio è qualcosa di magico. Per me è sempre un regalo speciale fatto col cuore 🩷
verissimo!
Wonderful! Yesterday I tried my friend’s olio novo - my house is too high at 900m - and it was out of this world! Lovely article - thank you.
thank you so much Lizzie! We love to taste the olio nuovo of our friends, trying to compare flavors, smells, and color!
It’s just amazing how wonderful and subtly different they are!