Olive oil and me
From Crete with love
I’m Marisa and I will share with you all I discovered about olive oil and how to use it to:
- improve your health,
- awaken your senses, and
- liven up your cooking.
While travelling around Crete, I noticed how happy and healthy its inhabitants are. This island is rich in olive groves which has an impact on the way people eat and live. Research supports my observations: the island of Crete displays low rates of chronic disease and higher than average adult life expectancy.
I then decided to dive headfirst into this world which I find magical.
olive oil as superfood
Contains Polyphenols
These antioxidants reduce inflamation and strengthen the immune system
Is a healthy fat
Contains monounsaturated fatty acids, esp oleic acid, the main omega-9 in the brain
Consumed in Blue zones*
In the world’s healthiest populations* extra virgin olive oil is heavily consumed
Prevents cardiovascular risk
Research shows that olive oil could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease
Tasting events
Wake up your senses
You probably have a bottle of olive oil in your kitchen cupboard. Is it just olive oil or is it extra virgin? Last time you tasted olive oil at a restaurant, did it smell of fresh cut grass?
Did you know that, like wine, olive oil can be tasted and paired with food?
Learn how to taste olive oil.
“Drink a glass of olive oil a day and you will live forever”
A Cretan fisherman
Buy from the mill
From grove to bottle
In Crete I discovered Vassilakis Estate, a family owned mill located the Mirabello Bay, who showed me how they produce olive oil. Most of their olive trees are hundreds of years old, producing top quality oil. They harvest and press their olives on the same day for maximum freshness. They work as their forefathers did and, at the same time, they apply modern technology to obtain this top quality olive oil, available to you at our online shop.