OLIVE OIL
PAIRING GUIDE
OLIVE OIL BALSAMIC VINEGAR
| California – Arbequina | Grapefruit |
| California – Mission | Peach White |
| California – Koroneiki | Any Flavored |
| California – Sevillano | Lemon Vanilla |
| Greece – Kalamata | Green Apple |
| Italy – Umbria region | Cranberry Pear |
| Spain – Picual | Pomegranate |
| Infused Black Pepper Oil | Lemon White |
| Infused Garlic Oil | Fig Balsamic |
| Infused Roasted Chili Oil | Hickory Balsamic |
| Infused Lemon Pepper Oil | Raspberry |
| Infused Jalapeño Oil | Lime Balsamic |
| Infused Basil Oil | White Lemon |
| Infused Scallion Oil | Lemon Balsamic |
| Infused Rosemary Oil | Black Currant |
| Natural Flavored Blood Orange | Honey Ginger |
| Natural Flavored Meyer Lemon | White Lemon |
| Natural Flavored Persian Lime | Pomegranate |
| Flavored Sun-dried Tomato | Basil & Apricot |
| Flavored White Truffle | Fig Balsamic |
| Fused Garlic Mushroom | Black Currant |
| Fused Tuscan Herb | Lemon Balsamic |
BALSAMIC
PAIRING GUIDE
BALSAMIC VINEGAR OLIVE OIL
| Apricot | Basil Infused |
| Bittersweet Chocolate with Orange | Jalapeno Infused |
| Black Currant | Rosemary |
| Blackberry | Garlic |
| Bordeaux Cherry | Basil Infused |
| Cranberry Orange | Greek Kalamata |
| Cranberry Pear | Rosemary Infused |
| Cucumber Melon | Roasted Chile |
| Dark Chocolate | Scallion infused |
| Espresso | Blood Orange EV |
| Fig | White Truffle |
| Garlic Cilantro | Persian Lime |
| Grapefruit | Basil Infused |
| Green Apple | Garlic Mushroom |
| Hickory | Jalapeno Infused |
| Honey Ginger | Meyer Lemon/ Basil |
| Lemon | Garlic Mushroom |
| Lemongrass Mint | Basil/ Meyer Lemon |
| Mandarin Orange | Roasted Chile |
| Mocha Almond Fudge | Espresso Baslsamic |
| Orange | Blood Orange EV |
| Orange/ Mango/ Passion fruit | Blood Orange EV |
| Peach | California Mission EV |
| Pecan Praline | Arbequina EVOO |
| Pineapple | Scallion infused |
| Pomegranate | Blood Orange EV |
| Pumpkin Spice | Cranberry Walnut EV |
| Raspberry | Rosemary Infused |
| Strawberry | Black Pepper EVOO |
5 Steps to Amazing Olive Oil Tasting
You may have noticed the correlation between wine tasting and olive oil tasting. Like wine, olive oil comes in a wide array of varieties and because of this, each oil carries distinct characteristics and qualities. Learning how to properly taste your olive oil will help you decide on your own favorite olive oils, and in what ways you will utilize nature’s fine golden drops in your own kitchen.
- First, pour a small amount of olive oil into a small cup.
- Then, cover the cup with one hand, and swirl the olive oil inside of the cup until the oil is close to body temperature.
- Next, lift the cup to your nose, and smell the olive oil. How does it smell to you? Buttery, fruity, bitter, or perhaps peppery?
- Take a sip of your olive oil and hold it in your mouth for a moment . Roll the oil around in your mouth in an attempt to cover all of the areas of your tongue with the oil.
- As you swallow, take a breath inward and let the flavor of the oil sit on your tongue for a moment. You will notice different flavors being portrayed on the back of your tongue, verses the front. This is due to how our different taste buds taste different flavors.