On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2:20:55 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2:04:08 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 9:40:03 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > >
> > > I use 'light' olive oil. Works fine for me.
> >
> > The Chinese are starting to use olive oil in their cooking. I think it's
> > considered a gourmet/high-status/luxury item over there. I never thought I'd
> > see the day!
> >
> > Other than that, those pakes probably use the cheapest oil they can grab a
> > hold of. I usually get soybean oil because it's cheap stuff. Right now I'm
> > using canola oil - because it was the cheapest oil on the shelf. I use a lot
> > of oil when cooking so cheap is always good.
> >
> > ==
> >
> > I don't actually like regular olive oil. The flavour is too strong for me.
>
> Olive oil has the unpleasant smell of oil that's gone rancid so I'm not a big fan. OTOH, the fact that the Chinese people have gotten a taste for the stuff is wonderful news for people that produce olive oil.

Perhaps it has that smell to you. Not everybody agrees. Last night I had
a salad dressed with 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon soy sauce
(Kikkoman), and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Cindy Hamilton