The Christmas season has already begun in Berlin. The city is full of people and the Christmas markets certainly create a beautiful atmosphere. That's why the Berlin Oil Connection will be at the Saturday market in Schillerkiez all month long, even shortly before New Year's Eve. So you have the opportunity to give as a gift a bottle of extra virgin olive oil or whatever you wish. If you can't make it the market on Saturday, you can stop by the Café Laidak (Boddinstrasse 42) in Neükolln daily from 3pm to 6pm. I will be happy to meet you in person.
Soon I will post about Christmas special boxes for your gifts.
You can also find us in other locations. For that you can check here: https://berlinoilconnection.de/en/sie-finden-uns-unter/...
What is adulterated olive oil and how widespread is its circulation in the super market?
Often it is a mixture of 2 oils, extra virgin olive oil and usually sunflower oil. This type of adulteration can be classified as extra virgin olive oil by some brands in the olive oil market. It can be further degraded when mixed with various olive oils of dubious quality from different countries around Europe, Middle East or North Africa. In the worst case, it is a mixture of soybean and sunflower oil, to which chlorophyll and beta-carotene substances are added. You should be especially careful when checking the labels of these oils.
How can I tell if an olive oil is adulterated? Are there simple methods that can help to identify a bad olive oil?
This is the most important question. How can we know if the olive oil we buy is adulterated? Here are some useful tips.
Put it in the fridge
You can do this simple test...
Every year in autumn or winter I make a visit to the Southern Peloponnese. My aim is to look for new high quality products from the region. So this year we went to the mountain of Parnonas to spend three days in the mountain and combine it with this purpose. We found ourselves in Kosmas where the autumn landscape dominated every corner of the village.
The central square of the village is a real gem. The large plane trees and the traditional architecture of the houses really give a unique character to the place. The food in the small taverns is also unique. Everything is local and the smells make you hungry all the time. Our first stop was at the village square in one of the central cafes. There we drank tsipouro and tasted the smoked trout that is brought from the opposite mountain, Taygetos, and specifically from the village of Kastori located at its foothills. We ate stew, mountain...
Dear Berlin Oil Connection friends.
As you all know, the situation with olive oil production this year is particularly critical. In many regions of Europe, production has dramatically decreased. As a practical result, prices have exploded this year. However, this year's harvest for us has started normally and without any particular problems. The quality and characteristics of the extra virgin olive oil from our field are at a very good level again this year.
However, the cost of bringing it to Berlin is very high. Inflation and climatic conditions, which are responsible for the decline in production, are the main enemy.
That is why this year we will start our campaign earlier than planned. You can pre-order the amount of oil you need for next year, in this way you help us to bring it to Berlin. So we can keep a better price for all of you. For more info and orders you can always contact Berlin Oil Connection here: https://berlinoilconnection.de/en/contact/...
Today, with this post, I would like to thank Manuel and pilz und baum "frische regionale Pilze aus eigenem Anbau" from Brandenburg for the delicious mushrooms he offered me the other day. Food networking in the area of Berlin is so important don't you also think so? Good foods helps us fight the Berlin winter we have in front of us. With a box of mushrooms (the one in the picture), we have cooked at least three times gorgeous dishes based with garlic, oregano and indeed olive oil. For more information check the website of Pilz und baum...
As you can see in this picture, during every season, we have unexpected beautiful guests in our farm. Autumn is also a very unique season for nature, the same for our farm which is close to the village of Geraki Laconia in Southern Peloponnese. Every year these amazing Cyclamen show up all over the area, always just before harvest. Special thanks to Christina who sent me this picture.
As for the new harvest and how it goes this year, we will keep you posted as we always do....
Dear friends of Berlin Oil Connection
We would like to inform you that the Berlin Oil Connection project is also on social media, trying the best to keep you updated and informed about new products, ideas and anything you need to know for our annual harvest. You can always send your questions there.
You can follow us on instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/berlinoilconnection/
and facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinoilconnection
Enjoy the rest of the summer holidays
Greetings from Greece...
Berlin Oil Connection would gladly like to announce that next Friday June 30th 2023, will participate at MEET AND EAT in Boddinplatz, near the metro station U8: Boddinstrasse. MEET AND EAT is a small street food fest in the neighborhood with various food stands, music, poetry slams and many more.
Berlin Oil Connection will also have a stand at the street fest with extra virgin olive oil from our farm in Southern Peloponnese, homemade olive oil soap and organic herbs (Mountain tea and oregano) from the mountain Parnonas. Come visit us. For more info you can contact me here...
A walk in the local market of agricultural products in Skala Laconia was something I had wanted to do for a long time. But something always came up and I postponed it for the next time I would visit this small town located in the heart of the plain of Laconia. For those who don't know, Skala, is one of the most important centers of agricultural production in Laconia. The main agricultural product exported is citrus fruits (mainly oranges). Farmers in Skala produce of course also excellent quality vegetables, such as tomatoes and other vegetables. Skala is a centre of economic life in Laconia. The local market is held every Tuesday in a central point of the town and there are permanent places for producers from Skala and the surrounding villages in the area. The excellent quality olive oil soap that you can buy in Berlin from Berlin Oil Connection is produced by our friend Zoe there.
A sunny Tuesday last...
Fusion Festival is one of the most famous events every summer in Germany. It takes place every year in an old soviet military base in East Germany near a village called Lärz in the area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The area of the festival is huge, the stages are many and the music is loud. Every year djs and music bands from all around Germany and beyond, offer the most contemporary good electronic music of various styles. The annual festival was started by the Kulturkosmos organisation in 1997. It lasts four to six days, usually at the end of June. In 2016, the Fusion Festival event took place from 29 June to 3 July and which has attracted some 70,000 attendees for each year's festival, since the 2013 event, which the comparable American Burning Man event only matched in 2015.
Every year, thousands of Berliners visit the festival, among them also friends of our olive oil. Therefore it would be worth mentioning that...
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