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This is a Podcast by Milena & Marco for people who want to know everything or almost everything about olive oil and olives!

Marco Antonucci


    • Apr 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 80 EPISODES


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    79 New labeling regulations: everything changes, nothing changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 9:38


    1308/2013, 2022/2104, 2568/1991, 2022/2105… EU regulations come and go, but in the end, nothing really changes. Just more legal texts saying the same things in different ways!

    78 Can You Really Make Oil from Cod Liver?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 10:54


    77 Can Olive Oil Be Made Without Olives?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 12:37


    Water, Flaxseeds, Vinegar, Saffron..Can You Really Make Olive Oil Without Olives?

    76 Olive oil market: How NOT to sell online

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 13:58


    "‘I sell unpasteurized, unfiltered olive oil, no modifications in the cellar.” But is this really the right approach to selling extra virgin olive oil online?"

    75 Should olives be completely leaf-free before milling, or can some leaves stay in?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 11:22


    Is it better to keep the leaves during the milling process, even adding more if necessary, or should the olives enter the mill completely leaf-free? What is the correct school of thought: leaf or no leaf?

    74 The golden rule: harvest today, mill today!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 13:54


    Should olives be piled up to dry, like our grandparents did, or sent straight to the mill in a refrigerated van?

    73 What is the right time to harvest olives?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 12:37


    Is it possible to precisely determine the right time to harvest olives and make oil? Why is it wrong to harvest olives when they change color?

    72 When is an olive oil “Genuine” or “Typical”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 13:26


    Can a virgin oil with defects be considered genuine? And what about an oil extracted using talc powder? Is the adjective 'typical' really an assurance of excellence or quality?

    71 Pizza and olive oil: beyond the drizzle!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 11:58


    How to Use Pizza to Increase the Value of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Want to Double Your Extra Virgin Olive Oil Profits and Boost Pizza Prices by 20-30%? Invest Just 10 Cents per Customer!

    70 Want more yield? Try talcum powder in your olive mill!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 11:19


    Can you increase olive oil yield and improve flavor without fraudulent practices? Absolutely — and sometimes, it's necessary!

    69 Kaolin clay: the natural solution to the olive fly problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 10:50


    Just as garlic wards off Dracula, kaolin clay repels olive flies. Discover how this natural, affordable mineral keeps pests away through a simple physical barrier.

    68 Zeolitite: the versatile rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 11:59


    Zeolititte: find out how this versatile rock, when added to soil or sprayed on plants, delivers remarkable benefits!

    67 Do you really want to become an olive oil expert?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 11:51


    How does one become an olive oil expert? How many olive oils do you need to taste before you become skilled? And how many books must you read to know everything about olive oil and its production?

    66 The Olive Oil Market: Why Rely on Experts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 10:20


    An oil expert is often thought to say nothing new or, worse yet, to repeat things that are already known. But is this really the case? Could an oil expert actually be a source of innovative ideas?

    65 The olive oil market: overcoming distrust among producers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 10:54


    “I'd rather not harvest olives than unite with my neighbor!" Is this really the best way to approach the olive oil  market? "My neighbor sells oil for €15.00? Then I'll sell mine for €10.00 to spite him!!" Is undermining your neighbor  the best way to sell oil?

    64 Margarine: Should you avoid it or make it at home? Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 12:16


    With all the fats there are, why is margarine used if it is detrimental to health? More importantly: is it truly harmful? And can it be made at home?

    63 Margarine: Should you avoid it or make it at home? Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 12:27


    Hydrogenated and Saturated Fats, Colorants, Emulsifiers, Preservatives, and Fractionated Oils: Should We Opt for Butter Instead?

    62 The olive oil market: let's at least avoid the biggest mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 12:42


    Want to lose customers? Write “hand-harvested” or “vegan” on the label, use one-liter bottles, don't indicate cultivars... Here are the most common and odd mistakes to drive consumers away!

    61 The olive oil market: understanding consumer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 13:03


    Consumers are defined as individualistic, populist, inconsistent and emotional. They base their choices on personal experience and beliefs. Do we, as consumers ourselves, align with this stereotype?

    60 The olive oil market: how to sell olive oil

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 12:48


    "0 km food", mass distribution, internet, institutions, globalization: are these really the basic tools for selling oil?

    59 Indigenous forgotten cultivars of Italy Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 16:44


    Aspirina, Orfanello, Gentile di Mafalda o Lardaia extra virgin olive oil? Or cured white olives? Let's discover forgotten cultivars, their rich histories and inherent economic potential

    58 Italian regional cultivars Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 13:23


    What are the most common Italian regional cultivars?

    57 Italian national cultivars Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 13:23


    What are the most common Italian cultivars?

    56 Making olive oil soap at home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 13:00


    Why not try making olive oil soap at home using your favorite oil? It requires only a few ingredients and is easy to make.

    55 Foreign countries' national cultivars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 11:41


    What cultivars are typical of foreign countries? Oblica, Azapa, Hardy's Mammoth, Nikitskaia, Chemlal de Kabylie, Zaity, Soury,…

    54 International cultivars from non-European countries, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 10:42


    53 International cultivars of European origin, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 11:49


    52 International Cultivars of European origin, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 11:31


    51 Cultivar is not synonymous with variety

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 11:28


    If "cultivar" is a subspecies of the olive tree, what is "variety"? And how many "breeds" of cultivar are there?

    50 Blue or Red? The unrevealed olive oil tasting glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 10:25


    Why is the tasting glass cobalt-blue or garnet yellow color? How is it washed? How is it warmed? What material is made of?

    49 Environmental labeling: Mandatory but almost unknown!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 11:23


    GL 71: Do I really have to write it on my glass oil bottle? And where do I write it? And how do I write it? Environmental sustainability also comes through the environmental labeling of packaging. It is not merely one more obligation for producers

    48 Do you want to lose a friend? Taste his olive oil…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 14:59


    Question: “Since you are an expert, would you taste MY oil and give me an honest opinion?” Answer: “Do you want to keep the friendship, or do you really want me to taste your oil?"

    47 Why should you not choose an extra virgin based on price?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 12:38


    If I were faced with three identical bottles of extra virgin olive oil priced at €3.99, €8.99, and €13.50 respectively, which one would you buy? Would you choose the average price as you would for a used car or…

    46 Eliminating alternate bearing can (and should) be done

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 11:43


    “Off” and “on” year: it is a belief amongst olive growers rather than a real feature of the olive tree!

    45 Low acidity? Who cares?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 15:04


    We do not care about extra virgin olive oil's acidity because it cannot be tasted in the mouth and it is useless as information for a consumer.

    44 Polyphenols

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 13:37


    Polyphenols. Are they just natural preservatives in extra virgin olive oil, or is it true that they also have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-aging, and anti-oxidative stress properties?

    43 Virgin olive oil - nonexistent?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 14:05


    On the market one can find extra virgin olive oil, olive oil, olive pomace oil and olive oil based dressing. But no virgin olive oil. Why?

    42 Glass, plastic, metal or bag in box?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 12:55


    From amphora in terracotta to bag-in-box, an oil container has evolved over time. But still, in many parts of the world, olive oil is sold in plastic. Let's find out why!

    41 Caustic soda-cured olives from supermarkets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 11:50


    What does caustic soda have to do with cocktail olives? How are table olives made? Is it true that the chemical curing process for table olives was invented in the 19th century?

    40 What MAY be written on the olive oil label

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 13:15


    May I write the name of the cultivar on the label? Yes, no, don't know…The correct answer is: not always!

    39 Olive fruit fly: if you know it, you are able to defeat it!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 13:35


    Ancestral traditions and ritual dances do not eliminate the olive fly. Neither do pre scheduled treatments. Knowledge and prevention are the best tools in the fight against olive fly.

    38 Three extra virgin recipes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 14:25


    Caprese, Panzanella and Gazpacho: three easy and simple recipes. Impossible to make without extra virgin olive oil! But which one to choose?

    37 Nutrition declaration is not always mandatory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 14:51


    It is not always mandatory to include a nutrition declaration on the olive oil's label! And if you really need to do it….In Italy, you can easily download it free of charge from the institutional websites.

    36 The great “Truffle oil” scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 5:41


    Is it true that truffle oil can only be produced chemically? Is it true that truffle flavored oil cannot be made using the precious tuber?

    35 What MUST NOT be written on the label

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 11:04


    First cold pressing, genuine, mellow, robust, vigorous, with sweet almond notes, cold extraction, rustic, whole…Are we really sure that these words can be written on the label?

    34 How to make the perfect flavored olive oil at home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 11:55


    Fresh or dry aromas? Cold or hot oil? And what about botulinum? Let's learn to make flavored extra virgin olive at home in a safe and simple manner.

    33 What we MUST write on the olive oil label

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 14:27


    The less we write, the less mistakes we risk making… but what information must extra virgin labels contain?

    32 What is a label? Where do I place it? How do I make it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 12:52


    Is it possible to glue a crooked label? And can it be tied with a string? May I place the label on the bottom of the container? What is “the same field of vision”? And “a normal mode”?

    31 How to preserve olives in brine at home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 11:08


    Is it possible to make table olives for aperitif at home? Do olives need to be green or black? Big or small? Dry or packed with oil? Do I need to use caustic soda? Can I add some spices?

    30 Your olive oil bottle has a Declaration of Compliance, doesn'it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 13:21


    What is “a container measuring bottle”? Is it true that the container too must have a label? Why is it mandatory to have a Declaration of Compliance of the bottle in order to sell oil?

    29 The lost world of our grannies' olive oil

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 9:50


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