Food & Beverage Magazine - January Issue 2022

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A 6000-YEAR-OLD CONTRIBUTION TO THE MEDITERR ANEAN DIET: Olive & Olive Oil from Turkey Today, more than any other time in history, we have access to extensive culinary information and ingredients from around the world. This access has encouraged consumers to move towards healthy living by modifying their diets with nutritious foods. And, the pandemic only accelerated this movement. In this article, we are bringing a thousands-year-old contribution to the Mediterranean Diet to your attention as it has been underrepresented since the beginning: Turkish Olive & Olive Oil. We can find so many different olive and olive oil brands from different countries in almost every grocery store. Are Turkish olives and olive oils any different? Short answer: Yes. However, this answer should be elaborated for both consumers and connoisseurs.

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