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A Passion for Olive Oil, Italy’s “Liquid Gold”

by Dianne Hales | Sep 28, 2021 | Books, books on Italy, history, Italian, Italian language, Italy, learning Italian, Thanksgiving, Web/Tech, Weblogs

Excerpted from Salento by 5: Friendship, Food, Music and Travel Within the Heel of Italy’s Boot  Olives have been cultivated throughout the Mediterranean for thousands of years, even before written language was invented. In Salento, where I live in the far south...

“O” Is for Oliva in the Italian Language

by DHales | Apr 7, 2014 | Food and Drink, Health, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

oliva olive The mythic Greek gods Athena and Poseidon once argued over who would rule the city of Attica. Zeus, the father of the gods, declared that the new ruler would be the one who could present him with a discovery that would most benefit mankind. Athena...
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