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    Italian Olive Oil Tasting

    Published Jan 23, 2019, modified Sep 28, 2022 by Nicole Shroff / This site uses cookies. See the privacy policy linked in my footer. This site generates income via ads/ Leave a Comment

    three bottles of olive oil on the dining table

    We were invited to an evening of Italian olive oil tasting, with a three-course dinner prepared by award winning Chef Theo Randall at his rustic Italian restaurant at the Intercontinental, London.

    three bottles of olive oil on the dining table

    The event was organised by the initiative, Looking for the perfect food, promoting good quality Italian PDO olive oil.

    Find out how to select a good olive oil.

    squares of focaccia and bruschetta with tomatoes

    Each course was prepared using fresh seasonal produce (some imported from Italy), incorporating a different olive oil.

    There was a wonderful starter of focaccia drenched with olive oil and a delicious bruschetta with tomatoes.

    plate of ravioli on black kale sauce next to a bottle of Novello olive oil

    A fresh rich pasta ravioli made with 18 egg yolks, filled with a beautifully creamy and sweet ricotta, on an Italian black kale sauce, prepared with the Frantoio Verdenso Novello 2018.

    The Verdenso is a fresh and delicious non-filtered oil.

    A dish of souffle with cheese and spinach next to a bottle of terre alto oil

    A wonderful light cheese soufflé, with spinach and a salsa verde dressed in the spicy Terre Alte olio di Toscana 2018.

    A slice of Sicilian chocolate cake and a scoop of ice cream on a plate with two bottles of olive oil

    We finished with a fabulous moist Sicilian orange cake, made with a good amount of the Frantoio Redoro 2018 olive oil.

    The cake was made with cocoa and finely ground almonds, topped with caramelised oranges, and served with vin santo ice cream and a little crocante of hazelnuts in a caramel sugar.

    All the courses were excellent! The flavours were well balanced and the dishes showcased the different types of  fine Italian olive oils perfectly.

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