I'm new to olive oil. It's very expensive compared to, say, generic
canola oil from the supermarket. I just purchased two one-liter
bottles of Bariani Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I did this after
considerable research into the many problems associated with buying
genuine olive oil with to begin, uncontaminated with hazelnut oil or
cheaper and distinctly inferior olive oils. It has a peppery
aftertaste, which I understand is good. I don't mind the peppery
aftertaste at all. I want to like this olive oil. It's all a bit odd.
Even though the first taste is almost nasty, quite aside from the
clean peppery aftertaste, I don't dislike it either. I'm tasting it
one tablespoon at a time, as a health supplement with meals and
vitamins. Perhaps strong olive oil is an acquired taste. I'm trying a
tablespoon of it now with a can of Campbell's Condensed Chicken Soup
and the added water. This should be interesting.

In any case, I saw today at a Price-Rite a bottle of "Botticelli
First Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil". It says on the label that
it is "Product of Italy". It's cold pressed, it's apparently from
Italy and not a hodgepodge of cheap oils from this country and that.
It's also cheap. One liter for about seven dollars. At least, I think
it was one liter. This is much less than I paid for the Bariani EVOO.
Is this a gyp? Is this some kind of fraud for the unwary? What about
the antioxidant content? Is it likely to suck donkey balls? In short,
what's the catch?