058: Real News, Fake Food

In this podcast, we take a dive into the culinary world and explore where there is a lot of "fake food" out there. From doctored extra virgin olive oils and grated cheese to wine and balsamic vinegar, we give you the real news on fake food. Topics we cover: • How we've had a few podcast fans visit this year, including Kendra and her new business: • How often we don't realize the wool is being pulled over our eyes in regards to food. Here's a list. Do you have others? Let us know in the comments. Extra Virgin Olive Oil • The corrupt world of extra virgin olive oil and the struggles we face with that. It is definitely a fake food most times. • This book covers this topic extensively. Check it out: Extra Virginity • How by Italian law that even if the olives come from a different country, as long as the oil is bottled in Italy it is allowed to be called "Italian Olive Oil" • How producers from Tuscany come down to Puglia and buy Puglia olives, then bottle extra virgin olive oil in Tuscany and call it Tuscan olive oil • How our extra virgin olive oil is really just freshly squeezed olives • We've covered this subject a couple of times in past episodes. Check out: — Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Everything you always wanted to know and never knew to ask — How to tell if your extra virgin oil is really extra virgin — Why your Italian "food" may not be real food And click here to sign up for our email course explaining more on how to tell if your extra virgin olive oil is really extra virgin. Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address

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058: Real News, Fake Food is an episode from Living Villa Cappelli by Steven Crutchfield.

This episode is 57:16 long.

This episode was published on Dec 1, 2018.

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