Went to the olive oil store today.

Chipotle flavored olive oil!!!! Gone to Heaven !

Stir fry some shrimp, add a little zip to your Tempura batter, Mmmmmm.....

They have little cups of oils and balsamic vinegars to try out, some are silly but must appeal to someone. Violet Oil? Wicked sweet.

http://www.saratogaoliveoil.com/main/index.php

914Driver wrote: Chipotle flavored olive oil!!!! Gone to Heaven ! Stir fry some shrimp, add a little zip to your Tempura batter, Mmmmmm.....

Sounds delicious

Oh yummy! One thing I love about traveling in Europe is the different oils they bring out with assorted breads to dip in it. And balsamic... made by the gods.

914Driver wrote: Chipotle flavored olive oil!!!!

That is a VERY good idea.

I wonder if there is one of these mythical olive oil stores in my area...

The store owner was very happy you stopped by

I too have some olive oil with chili peppers floating in it, it's delicious. I used it to pan-fry chicken parmigana...that was my good idea for the month.

they have a store that only sells different olive oils?

and they haven't gone out of business?

yep.. the economy is better than they tell you on the tv and in teh interwebs..

novaderrik wrote: they have a store that only sells different olive oils? and they haven't gone out of business? yep.. the economy is better than they tell you on the tv and in teh interwebs..

Sometimes little niche stores like that do well in a recession. While a lot of folks can't afford expensive nights out, they often will splurge a bit for a fancy additive to make their home meal feel more exotic.

I stumbled across an olive oil store in Maine. Rockledge, I think.

Big lots allways has sales on odd ball stuff in the food section grm style Nice store though ! Thanks for the link

there is a local place here that presses oils, lots of infused flavors chili, garlic etc.

and everyone's soon to be favorite:

Queen Creek Olive Mill

novaderrik wrote: they have a store that only sells different olive oils? and they haven't gone out of business? yep.. the economy is better than they tell you on the tv and in teh interwebs..

A place I know of sells most of their stuff online and to other retailers. The shop just breaks even, but I bet that it does a lot in getting the name out there so people recognize it in other stores.

impulsive wrote: there is a local place here that presses oils, lots of infused flavors chili, garlic etc. and everyone's soon to be favorite: Queen Creek Olive Mill

That place is near my friend's house in Queen Creek, good stuff.

There is now a Saratoga Oil Co here in Burlington, VT.

Hilarious skit related to this topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd3oYFS9g9I (very mildly NSFW)

impulsive wrote: there is a local place here that presses oils, lots of infused flavors chili, garlic etc. and everyone's soon to be favorite: Queen Creek Olive Mill

Wow--vinaigrette will never be the same...

impulsive wrote: there is a local place here that presses oils, lots of infused flavors chili, garlic etc. and everyone's soon to be favorite: Queen Creek Olive Mill

I would think bacon grease makes that redundant.