Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil Cover
Podcast Mentions

Extra Virginity The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

Tom Mueller

The sacred history and profane present of a substance long seen as the essence of health and civilization. For millennia, fresh olive oil has been one of life's necessities-not just as food but also as medicine, a beauty aid, and a vital element of religious ritual. Today's researchers are continui...

Podcasts 1
Quotes 1
Get on Amazon Listen on Audible
The MeatEater Podcast

Podcast

The MeatEater Podcast

It was mentioned in passing as a book about the olive oil industry and fraudulent practices within it. The speaker mentioned reading it recently.

"

I recently read a book called Extra Virginity and it was about the scandalous world of olive oil and how it's like rampant to take a ten dollar bottle of olive oil and put a five hundred dollar price...

— Episode: Ep. 227: Red Cutter

Episode: Ep. 227: Red Cutter

It was mentioned in passing as a book about the olive oil industry and fraudulent practices within it. The speaker mentioned reading it recently.

"

I recently read a book called Extra Virginity and it was about the scandalous world of olive oil and how it's like rampant to take a ten dollar bottle of olive oil and put a five hundred dollar price tag on it, a five hundred dollar label.

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.